A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
ALLINGTON, a parish in Bridport district, Dorset; on the river Brit, and on the Roman road from Old Sarum to Silchester, adjacent to the Bridport railway, ½ a mile N of Bridport. Post Town, Bridport. Acres, 594. Real property, £5,511. Pop., 1,915. Houses, 376. The property is subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £103.* Patron, the Rev. H. Fox. The church is good. There was formerly a lepers' hospital, founded in 1553. A fair is held on the first Wednesday in Aug.
(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: | Allington AP/CP Bridport RegD/PLU Dorset AncC |
| Place: | Allington |
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