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.
QUATFORD, a village and a parish in Bridgnorth district, Salop. The village stands on the river Severn, 2¼ miles S E of Bridgnorth r. station; and has a post-office under Bridgnorth. The parish includes Eardington township, and comprises 1,813 acres. Real property, £7, 118; of which £100 are in quarries, £100 in mines, and £120 in iron-works. Pop. in 1851, 692; in 1861, 598. Houses, 126. The property is divided among a few. Q. House is a chief residence. The living is a p.curacy in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £59.* Patron, Lord Sudeley. The church is old but good, and has a tower. There are a Baptist chapel, a slightly endowed school, and charities £34.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Quatford AP/CP Shropshire AncC |
| Place: | Quatford |
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