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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.
OARE, a parish in Williton district, Somerset; on the East Lynn river at the boundary with Devon, 7 miles E S E of Lynton, and 12 W of Minehead r. station. Post-town, Lynton, under Barnstaple. Acres, 4,000. Rated property, £468. Pop., 60. Houses, 12. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to N. Snow, Esq. Most of the land is lofty moor. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £151.* Patron, the Rev. W. S. Halliday. The church is later English; and consists of nave and chancel, with a tower.
(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: | Oare AP/CP Williton RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Oare |
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