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.
BLEADON, a parish in Axbridge district, Somerset; on the river Axe, and on the Bristol and Exeter railway, 2 miles S of Weston-super-Mare Junction station, and 4½ SE of Weston-super-Mare. It includes the hamlets of Oldmixon and Shiplet; and has a post office under Weston-super-Mare. Acres, 2,795. Real property, £6,617. Pop. 623. Houses, 131. The property is subdivided. Remains of an ancient British camp are on Bleadon Hill; and bones, coins, and armour have been found. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £469.* Patron, the Bishop of Winchester. The church was repaired in 1859. M. Casaubon was for some time rector.
(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: | Bleadon AP/CP Axbridge RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Bleadon |
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