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A vision of Britain through time
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BITTERLEY, a township and a parish in Ludlow district, Salop. The township lies under the Clee hills, 4 miles NE of Ludlow; and is connected by railway with Ludlow station. The parish includes also the townships of Cleeton, Hill-upon-Cott, Middleton, and Snitton, with parts of Henley and Hopton; and its Post Town is Ludlow. Acres, 6,591. Real property, £7,872. Pop., 972. Houses, 189. The property is divided among a few. The Clee hills here exhibit grand scenery, command noble views, and contain abundance of coal and ironstone. The living is a rectory, united with the p. curacy of Middleton, in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £555.* Patron, the Rev.Walcot. The church contains a carved oak pulpit, a carved oak screen, and an ancient stone font; and is in tolerable condition. A stone cross, with graduated pedestal, and hexagonal shaft, crowned by tabernacled niches, is in the churchyard. A grammar school has £34, and other charities £26.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Bitterley AP/CP Ludlow RegD/PLU Shropshire AncC |
| Place: | Bitterley |
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