Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for MIDFORD

MIDFORD, a village in the NE of Somerset; in a pretty valley, 3½ miles S of Bath. It has a post office under Bath. Midford Castle, on the terraced slope of an adjacent hill, is the seat ofT. Conolly, Esq., has a picture-gallery, and commands a fine view.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

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Feature Description: "a village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Somerset AncC
Place: Midford

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