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.
WOMBOURN, a liberty, a parish, and a sub-district, in Wolverhampton district, Stafford. The liberty lies on the Stafford and Worcester railway, 4¼ miles WSW of Deepfield r. station, and 4½ SW by S of Wolverhampton; and has a post-office‡ under Wolverhampton. The parish includes Orton and Swindon liberties, and comprises 4,680 acres. Real property, £10,137; of which £300 are in iron-works. Pop. in 1851, 2,007; in 1861, 2,236. Houses, 452. The living is a vicarage, united with Trysull, in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £608.* Patrons, Trustees. The vicarage of Swindon is a separate benefice. There are three dissenting chapels, and charities £5.—The sub-district contains 4 parishes and an extra-parochial tract. Acres, 12,961. Pop., 4,991. Houses, 1,010.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a liberty" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Wombourn CP/AP Staffordshire AncC |
| Place: | Wombourn |
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