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.
WYKE-REGIS, a village and a parish in Weymouth district, Dorset. The village stands on an eminence, adjacent to the coast, 2 miles WSW of Weymouth r. station; commands a fine view of Portland island and bay; and has a post-office under Weymouth. The parish is a liberty, called W.-R.-and-Elwell. Acres, 2,062; of which 440 are water. Real property, £11,243; of which £180 are in gasworks. Pop. in 1851, 1,898; in 1861, 2,025. Houses, 391. The property is much subdivided. West Hill House, Belfield house , and West Down Lodge are chief residences. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £623.* Patron, the Bishop of Winchester. The church is the mother church of Weymouth, serves as a landmark to mariners, and is of the 15th century. There are a partially endowed national school, and charities £5.
(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: | Wyke Regis AP/CP Weymouth RegD/PLU Dorset AncC |
| Place: | Wyke Regis |
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