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.
CHARLINCH, or Charlidge, a parish in Bridgewater district, Somerset; on an affluent of the river Parret, near the Quantock hills, 4 miles W by N of Bridgewater r. station. Post-town, Bridgewater. Acres, 1,432. Assessed property, £1,916. Pop., 241. Houses, 44. The property is divided among a few. The Agapemone or Love's Abode here is an establishment of Communists, founded by Henry James Prince, originally a curate, and called after him Princites. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £440. Patron, Lord Taunton. The church is old but good. There are a national school and charities £9.
(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: | Charlynch AP/CP Somerset AncC |
| Place names: | CHARLIDGE | CHARLINCH | CHARLINCH OR CHARLIDGE |
| Place: | Charlynch |
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