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.
SCROPTON, a township and a parish in the district of Burton-upon-Trent and counties of Derby and Stafford. The township lies on the river Dove and on the North Staffordshire railway, 1¾ mile W by N of Tubury r.station, and 6½ N W of Burton-upon-Trent. Pop. of the Derby portion, 264; of the Stafford portion, 17. Houses, 57 and 3. The parish contains also the township of Foston, which has a post-office under Derby. Acres of the parish, 3, 340. Real property, £6, 589. Pop., 520. Houses, 106. The property is divided among a few. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £80.* Patron, J. Broadhust, Esq. The church was built in 1855. There are a free school, and charities £6.
(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: | Scropton CP/AP Derbyshire AncC Staffordshire AncC |
| Place: | Scropton |
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