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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Montacute, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Somerset, 4 miles W. of Yeovil, 1485 ac., pop. 859; P.O.; has quarries of magnesian limestone, an ancient camp, remains of a Cluniac priory, and the site (marked by a tower) of a strong castle; Montacute House, seat, is an imposing structure built in 1580-1601.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Montacute CP/AP Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Montacute |
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