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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.
PITMINSTER, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Taunton district, Somerset. The village stands under Black down hills, near the boundary with Devon, 4½ miles S by W of Taunton r. station. The parish includes thetythings of Blagdon, Duddlestone, Fulford, Leigh, Pitminster, and Trendle; and its post town is Taunton. Acres, 5, 120. Real property, £10, 832. Pop., 1, 572. Houses, 334. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to Mr. Cox. Barton Grange, Eastbrook House, Maryville, Canons-Grove, Pondisford Park, Pondisford Lodge, Culmhead House, Pitminster Lodge, and Haygrass House are chief residences. There are two maltings and a tannery. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £550.* Patron, the Rev. G. R. Lawson. The church is early English; and consists of nave, aisles, chancel, and porch, with tower and spire. There are an Independent chapel, a national school, and charities £13.—The sub-district contains also9 other parishes. Acres, 21, 702. Pop., 4, 950. Houses, 969.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village, a parish, and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Pitminster AP/CP Pitminster SubD Taunton RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Pitminster |
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