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.
HAMPTON (HIGH), or HIGHAMPTON, a village and a parish in Okehampton district, Devon. The village stands near the river Torridge, 3½ miles W of Hatherleigh, and 9 NW of Okehampton r. station; and has a post office, of the name of Highampton, North Devon. The parish comprises 3, 039 acres. Real property, £1, 525. Pop., 386. Houses, 75. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to J. M. Woollcombe, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £198. * Patron, J. M. Woollcombe, Esq. The church is recent, with an ancient tower. There are a Baptist chapel, a national school, and charities £14.
(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: | Highampton AP/CP Okehampton RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
| Place names: | HAMPTON | HAMPTON HIGH | HAMPTON HIGH OR HIGHAMPTON | HIGHAMPTON | HIGH HAMPTON |
| Place: | Highampton |
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