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.
Cullompton, or Collumpton, market town and par. with ry. sta., N. Devon, on river Culm, 12½ m. NE. of Exeter and 181 m. SW. of London, 7370 ac., pop. 2938; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Saturday. C. formerly produced woollen stuffs, but its staple mfrs. now are paper, leather, and flour. It is a place of great antiquity, having been a demesne of the Saxon kings.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Cullompton AP/CP Devon AncC |
| Place names: | COLLUMPTON | CULLOMPTON | CULLOMPTON OR COLLUMPTON |
| Place: | Cullompton |
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