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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.
ROCK, a parish in the district of Cleobury-Mortimer and county of Worcester; 3½ miles S E of Cleobury-Mortimer r. station, and 4½ S W of Bewdley. It includes the village of Heightington, the constable wicks of Alton, Lower Lindon, Upper Lindon, Hollin-with-Stilton, Rock-with-Sneade, and Moor-with-Conningswick, and part of the chapelry of Far-Forest; and has a post-office under Bewdley. Acres, 7, 754. Real property, £9, 140; of which £166 are in mines. Pop., 1, 379. Houses, 318. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £1, 110.* Patron, Mrs. Reiss. The church is mainly Norman, partly of the 15th century; and was recently restored. A chapel of ease is at Heighington; Baptist and Primitive Methodist chapels are at Buckeridge; and a Wesleyan chapel is at Callow-Hill. There are two endowed schoolswith £10 a year, and alms-houses with £20.
(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: | Rock AP/CP Worcestershire AncC |
| Place: | Rock |
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