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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.
KEINTON-MANDEVILLE, or KINGTON-MANSFIELD, a village and a parish in Langport district, Somerset. The village stands near the river Brue, 4½ miles ENE of Somerton, and 6 SW by W of CastleCary r. station; and has a post office, of the name of Keinton-Mandeville, under Taunton, and a cattle fair on 3 Sept. The parish comprises 770 acres. Real property, £1, 697. Pop., 538. Houses, 115. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to the Rev. D. W. Morrice. Blue lias is quarried. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £105. Patrons, Trustees. The church is early English; was partly rebuilt in 1800; comprises nave, aisles, and chancel, with embattled tower; and was reported in 1859 as not good. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Bible Christians, and a national school.
(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: | Keinton Mandeville AP/CP Langport RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place names: | KEINTON MANDEVILLE | KEINTON MANDEVILLE OR KINGTON MANSFIELD | KINGTON MANSFIELD |
| Place: | Keinton Mandeville |
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