A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Somersham.-- market town and par. with ry. sta., Huntingdonshire, 5½ miles NE. of St Ives, 4121 ac., pop. 1409; P.O., T.O.. Market-day, Friday. Somersham is an old town, and was in former times celebrated for its chalybeate springs. The church is Early English. There is an endowed school. The trade of the place is agricultural.
(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: | Somersham AP/CP Huntingdonshire AncC |
| Place: | Somersham |
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