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.
HICKLING, a village and a parish in Bingham district, Notts. The village stands on the Dalby brook, near the Grantham canal, the Fosse way, and the boundary with Leicester, 7 miles S of Bingham r. station; and has a post office under Melton-Mowbray. The parish comprises 2, 930 acres. Real property, £4, 778. Pop., 642. Houses, 145. The property is much subdivided. Roman coins have been found; and some evidence exists for supposing that there was a Roman station. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £400.* Patron, Queen-s College, Cambridge. The church is mainly old, but has a new chancel; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower; and contains a brass of 1521. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £68.
(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: | Hickling CP/AP Bingham RegD/PLU Nottinghamshire AncC |
| Place: | Hickling |
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