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.
LYMPSHAM, a village and a parish in Axbridge district, Somerset. The village stands on the river Axe, 3 miles S of Weston-super-Mare-Junction r. station, and 6 W of Axbridge; and has a post office under Westonsuper-Mare. The parish contains also the hamlets of Easterton and Batch. Acres, 1,966. Real property, £5,815. Pop., 496. Houses, 114. The property is much subdivided. The manor belonged formerly to Glastonbury abbey, and belongs now to Mrs. Popham. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £503. * Patron, the Rey. J. H. Stephenson. The church is later English, in good condition; and consists of nave, N aisle, and chancel, with porch and tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £4.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Lympsham CP/AP Axbridge RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Lympsham |
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