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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.
DONYATT, a parish in Chard district, Somerset; on the river Isle, adjacent to the Chard canal, near the Chard and Taunton railway, 1½ mile WSW of Ilminster. It includes part of Crock-Street hamlet; and its post town is Ilminster. Acres, 1, 223. Real property, £2, 902. Pop., 494. Houses, 98. The property is divided among a few. Some of the inhabitants are employed in potteries and woollen mills. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £197.* Patron, R. T. Combe, Esq. The church is old but good: and has a tower. There is an alms-house with £48.
(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: | Donyatt AP/CP Chard RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Donyatt |
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