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.
BERKELEY, or Berkley, a parish in Frome district, Somerset; on the Great Western railway, 2 miles ENE of Frome. It includes part of the tything of Old Ford; and its Post Town is Frome. Acres, 1,927. Real property, with Standerwick, £3,351. Pop., 386. Houses, 86. The property is divided among a few. Berkeley House is the seat of E. Dickinson, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £410.* Patron, SirMordant, Bart. The church is good.
(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: | Berkley AP/CP Frome RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
| Place names: | BERKELEY | BERKELEY OR BERKLEY | BERKLEY |
| Place: | Berkley |
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