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.
KINGSTON, a parish in Kingsbridge district, Devon; on the river Erme and the English channel, 3¼ miles SW of Modbury, and 7 S of Ivybridge r. station. Posttown, Aveton-Gifford, under Ivybridge. Acres, 2, 373; of which 140 are water. Real property, £2, 828. Pop., 451. Houses, 103. The property is subdivided. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Ermington, in the diocese of Exeter. The church is good, and has a tower. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
(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: | Kingston Ch/CP Kingsbridge RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
| Place: | Kingston |
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