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.
BYTON, a parish in the district of Presteigne and county of Hereford; on the river Lug, near Shobdenhill-wood, 4 miles NNW of Pembridge r. station, and 4 E of Presteigne. Post Town, Shobden, Herefordshire. Acres, 946. Real property, £1,044. Pop., 214. Houses, 40. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £104. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church was built in 1860; and is a cruciform structure, in the early English style. The previous church was burned. Charities, £9.
(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: | Byton CP/AP Herefordshire AncC |
| Place: | Byton |
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