A vision of Britain through time
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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.
LITTLETON-DREW, or LITTLETON-ST. ANDREW, a parish in Chippenham district, Wilts; on Akeman-street, adjacent to Gloucester, 8 miles NW of Chippenham town and r. station. Post town, Chippenham. Acres, 971. Real property, £1,411. Pop., 233. Houses, 46. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Duke of Beaufort. A large barrow, with three stones of a fallen cromlech on the top, is about a mile from the church. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £180. Patron, the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. The church was rebuilt in 1856.
(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: | Littleton Drew CP/AP Wiltshire AncC |
| Place names: | LITTLETON DREW | LITTLETON DREW OR LITTLETON ST ANDREW | LITTLETON ST ANDREW |
| Place: | Littleton Drew |
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