Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for REDMARLEY-D'ABITOT

REDMARLEY-D'ABITOT, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Newent district; the village and the parish in Worcestershire, but most of the sub-district in Gloucestershire. The village stands 1 mile N of the river Leadon, at the boundary with Gloucestershire, and 5¾ S W by S of Ledbury r. station; and has a post-office, of the name of Redmarley, under Gloucester. The parish comprises 3, 778 acres. Real property, £6, 442. Pop.in 1851, 1, 192; in 1861, 1, 265. Houses, 268. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Earl Beauchamp. Hazeldine House and Down Houseare chief residences. Lowlands estate was purchased by F. O' Connor, for his land scheme. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £900.* Patron, J. D. T. Niblett, Esq. The church was rebuilt in 1856. There are a national school, and charities £14.—The sub-district contains also seven other parishes. Acres, 22, 159. Pop., 5, 731. Houses, 1, 238.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village, a parish, and a sub-district"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Redmarley Dabitot CP/AP       Redmarley SubD       Newent RegD/PLU       Gloucestershire AncC       Worcestershire AncC
Place names: REDMARLEY     |     REDMARLEY DABITOT
Place: Redmarley Dabitot

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