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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.
WITHERLEY, a parish, with W. village and Atterton hamlet, in the district of Atherstone and county of Leicester; 1 mile E of Atherstone r. station. Post town, Atherstone. Acres, 1,570. Real property, £4,020. Pop., 528. Houses, 128. W. house is the seat of Mrs. Thompson. The stables and kennels of the Atherstone hunt adjoin the village. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £500.* Patron, the Rev. J.Roberts. The church is old, and has a very fine spire.
(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: | Witherley AP/CP Leicestershire AncC |
| Place: | Witherley |
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