A vision of Britain through time
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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.
NORTON-UNDER-HAMDON, a parish, with a village, in Yeovil district, Somerset; near the river Parret, 4½ miles N by E of Crewkerne r. station, and 5½ W of Yeovil. Post-town, Ilminster. Acres, 642. Real property, £1, 945. Pop., 467. Houses, 112. The property is divided among a few. The manor and much of the land belong to Major Quantock. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £240.* Patron, the Rev. G. Lock. The church is late perpendicular; was restored in 1862; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with porch and tower; and has a fine memorial W four-light window, put up in 1862, for Mrs. Quantock and child. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £8.
(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: | Norton Sub Hamdon AP/CP Yeovil RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Norton Sub Hamdon |
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