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.
Crewkerne (the Place of the Cross), market town and par. with ry. sta., mid. Somerset, in the valley of the Axe and Parret, 15 miles SE. of Taunton and 132 miles SW. of London, 5331 ac., pop. 4986; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 2 newspapers.Market-day, Saturday; has a grammar-school (1499) and some mfrs. of sailcloth, sacking, dowlas, and stockings.
(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: | Crewkerne CP/AP Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Crewkerne |
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