A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
BARKESTONE, a parish in the district of Bingham and county of Leicester; in the vale of Belvoir, and on the Nottingham and Grantham railway, 1¾ mile W of Bottesford station, and 17 E of Nottingham. It has a post office under Nottingham. Acres, 2,870. Real property, £2,950. Pop., 411. Houses, 83. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £114.* Patron, the Duke of Rutland. The church is excellent. A school has £25 from endowment, and other charities £40.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Barkestone CP/AP Leicestershire AncC |
| Place: | Barkestone |
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