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.
ALLEN (St.), a parish in Truro district, Cornwall; on the Allen rivulet, 4½ miles N by W of Truro r. sta tion. Post Town, Truro. Acres, 3,501. Real property. £2,785. Pop., 687. Houses, 133. The property is divided among a few. Many of the inhabitants are miners. An old edifice, now a farmhouse, was the seat of the Bevills. An ancient camp, with triple ditch, occurs at Gwarnike. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £174.* Patron, the Bishop of Exeter. 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: | St Allen AP/CP Truro RegD/PLU Cornwall AncC |
| Place names: | ALLEN ST | ST ALLEN |
| Place: | St Allen |
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