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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.
WHATTON, a township and a parish in Bingham district, Notts. The township lies on the river Smite, ¾ mile SE of Aslackton r. station, and 2¾ E of Bingham: and has a post-office under Nottingham. Real property, £3,842. Pop., 353. Houses, 73. The parish includes Aslackton township, and comprises 3,100 acres. Pop., 763. Houses, 170. The property is much subdivided. The manor, with the Manor House, belongs to T. D. Hall, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £212.* Patron, T. D. Hall, Esq. The church is ancient, with a modern chancel; and has a tower and spire. There are a Wesleyan chapel and some charities. Archbishop Cranmer was a native.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Whatton AP/CP Bingham RegD/PLU Nottinghamshire AncC |
| Place: | Whatton |
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