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.
GREINTON, or GRENTON, a parish in Bridgewater district, Somerset; 4 miles S of Shapwick r. station, and 6 SW by W of Glastonbury. Post town, Shapwick, under Bath. Acres, 845. Real property, £1, 679. Pop., 161. Houses, 38. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to S. T. Kekewich, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £165. * Patron, S. T. Kekewich, Esq. The church consists of gave and chancel, with a tower; and was repaired in 1859. There is a national school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Greinton CP/AP Somerset AncC |
| Place names: | GREINTON | GREINTON OR GRENTON | GRENTON |
| Place: | Greinton |
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