A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
TIMBERSCOMBE, a parish, with a village, in Williton district, Somerset; 7¾ miles W by S of Watchet r. station. It has a post-office under Taunton. Acres, 1,902. Real property, £2,063 Pop., 434. Houses, 91. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £200.* Patron, the Bishop of B. and W. The church is of the 15th century. There are an endowed school with £187 a year, and charities £10.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Timberscombe AP/CP Williton RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Timberscombe |
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