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.
QUANTOXHEAD (East), a parish, with a village, in Williton district, Somerset; on the coast, near the Quantock hills, 3¾ miles E of Williton r. station, and 4½ E of Watchet. Post-town, Bridgewater. Acres, 2, 582; of which 280 are water. Real property, £1, 515. Pop., 339. Houses, 55. The manor belongs to G. F. Luttrell, Esq. he living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath an ells. Value, £325.* Patron, G. F. Luttrell, Esq. The church was partly restored, and the chancel rebuilt, in 1860. Charities, £10. Miss Biffenthe miniature painter, born without hands or arms, was a native.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | East Quantoxhead AP/CP Williton RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place names: | EAST QUANTOXHEAD | QUANTOXHEAD | QUANTOXHEAD EAST |
| Place: | East Quantoxhead |
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