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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.
LONGBOROUGH, a parish, with a village, in Stowon-the-Wold district, Gloucester; on the Fosse way, 3 miles SW of Moreton r. station. Post town, Moretonin the-Marsh. Acres, 2,770. Real property, £4,243. Pop., 655. Houses, 152. The manor belongs to Lord Leigh; and most of the land, to Lord Leigh, E. T. Godman, Esq., and SirR. Rushout, Bart. Banks Fee is the seat of E. T. Godman, Esq. A Roman settlement was at or near the village. The living is a vicarage, united with the rectory of Seasoncote, in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £221.* Patrons, Lord Leigh and SirR. Rushout, Bart. The church is Norman; and comprises transept, aisle, and chancel, with a pinuacled tower. There are an Independent chapel, and charities £5.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Longborough AP/CP Gloucestershire AncC |
| Place: | Longborough |
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