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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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POULTON, a village and a parish in Cirencester district, Gloucester. The village stands 3¼ miles W of Fairford, and 5½ E S E of Cirencester r. station; and has a post-office under Cricklade. The parish comprises 1, 580 acres. Real property, £2, 560. Pop., 454. Houses, 100. The Manor House is the seat of Mrs. Tombs. A Gilber-tine priory, a cell to Sempringham abbey, was founded here, about 1347, by Thomas Seymour. The parish is a meet for the Vale of White Horse hounds. The living is a p.curacy in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £46. Patrons, the Executors of the late John Tombs, Esq. The church is old, and has a tower. There is a parochial school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Poulton CP/AP Cirencester RegD/PLU Gloucestershire AncC |
| Place: | Poulton |
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