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.
SANDFORD-ORCAS, a parish in the district of Sherborne and county of Somerset; 2 miles S E of Marston r.station, and 3 N N W of Sherborne. It has a post-office under Sherborne. Acres, 1,091. Rated property, £2, 236. Pop., 318. Houses, 78. The manor belongs to H. Hutchings, Esq. The manor-house is a Tudor structure, and was formerly the seat of the Orskoys and the Knoyles. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £283.* Patron, H. Hutchings, Esq. The church is Norman and good. There is a subscription school.
(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: | Sandford Orcas CP/AP Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Sandford Orcas |
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