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.
WELBECK, an extra-parochial tract in Worksop district, Notts; 3½ miles SW by S of Worksop. Acres, 2,410. Real property, £2,124. Pop. in 1851, 117; in 1861, 12. House, 1. A Premonstratensian abbey was founded here, in the time of Henry II., by T. de Cuckeney; was made the head of its order in 1512; was given, at the dissolution, to the Whalleys; and passed to the Cavendishes and to the Bentincks. W. Abbey, the seat of the Duke of Portland, now occupies the old abbey's site; was begun to be erected in 1604; underwent considerable alterations in 1864; is a magnificent edifice, with turrets and other ornamental features; was the deathplace, in 1848, of Lord G. Bentinck; has a riding-house and stables, 130 feet long, built in 1623-5 by the Duke of Newcastle; and stands in a splendid park 8 miles in circuit.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "an extra-parochial tract" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Worksop RegD/PLU Nottinghamshire AncC |
| Place: | Welbeck |
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