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.
LEIGH-UPON-MENDIP, a village and a parish in Frome district, Somerset. The village stands under the E end of the Mendip hills, 4 miles N by W of Wanstrow r. station, and 5 W of Frome; and has a post office under Frome. The parish comprises 1,425 acres. Real property, £2,513. Pop., 534. Houses, 131. The manor and most of the land belong to the Rev. John S. H. Horner. The surface lies high, and culminates at 884 feet above sea-level. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Mells, in the diocese of Bath and Wells. The church is later English; and consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with an ornate tower. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists.
(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: | Leigh upon Mendip Ch/CP Frome RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Leigh upon Mendip |
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