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.
ALEXTON, a parish in Billesdon district, Leicester; on the river Eye, 3 miles W by N of Uppingham, and 6 NW of Medbourne Bridge r. station. Post Town, Uppingham. Acres, 997; but only 76 arable. Real property, £1,797. Pop., 67. Houses, 15. The property is divided among a few. Alexton Hall, now a farm house, was till lately a seat of Lord Berners. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £140.* Patron, Lord Berners. The church was restored in 1863.
(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: | Allexton CP/AP Billesdon RegD/PLU Leicestershire AncC |
| Place: | Allexton |
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