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.
LANDULPH, or LANDILIP, a parish, with a village, in St. Germans district, Cornwall; on the river Tamar, at the boundary with Devon, opposite the influx of the Tavy, 2 miles N of Saltash r. station. Post-town, Hatt, Cornwall. Acres, 2,686: of which 600 are water. Real property, £3,005. Pop., 547. Houses, 1 27. A considerable extent of marsh land was recently reclaimed. Lead ore began to be worked at Ellridge in 1849; and yields 50 per cent. of lead, and 200 oz. per ton of silver. A mineral spring, formerly in much repute, is near the village; and a small port is at Cargreen. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £340. * Patron, the Prince of Wales. The church is ancient; has a lofty embattled tower; and contains the tomb of Theodore Palæologus, a descendant of the Comneni, emperors of Constantinople. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £24.
(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: | Landulph AP/CP St Germans RegD/PLU Cornwall AncC |
| Place names: | LANDILIP | LANDULPH | LANDULPH OR LANDILIP |
| Place: | Landulph |
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