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.
MINSTERWORTH, a village and a parish in Westbury-on-Severn district, Gloucestershire. The village stands on the river Severn, near the Great Western railway, 3¾ miles WSW of Gloucester; was anciently called Mortune; is a straggling place; and has a post office under Gloucester. The parish comprises 1,938 acres. Real property, £5,691; of which £55 are in fisheries. Pop., 463. Houses, 98. The property is divided among a few. Duni House is the seat of W. V. Ellis, Esq.; Minsterworth Court is the seat of G. S. Gracie, Esq.; and Hygrove belongs to B. Evans, Esq. There are cider orchards. 'T he living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. The church consists of nave, aisle, and chancel, with a low tower; and it formerly had a spire, which was destroyed by lightning about 1702. There are a national school, and charities £20.
(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: | Minsterworth CP/AP Westbury on Severn RegD/PLU Gloucestershire AncC |
| Place names: | MINSTERWORTH | MORTUNE |
| Place: | Minsterworth |
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