A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
ELBERTON, a parish in Thornbury district, Gloucester; near the river Severn, 2 miles E of North Passage r. station, and 2¼ SW of Thornbury. Post town, Thornbury, under Bristol. Acres, 1, 673; of which 150 are water. Real property, £2, 769. Pop., 180. Houses, 31. The property is divided among a few. Remains exist of a Roman camp of two acres. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £226.* Patron, the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. The church is good. Charities, £5.
(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: | Elberton AP/CP Thornbury RegD/PLU Gloucestershire AncC |
| Place: | Elberton |
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