A vision of Britain through time
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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.
SHAPWICK, a village and a parish in Bridgewater district, Somerset. The village stands under Polden Hill, 2 miles S of the Glastonbury railway, and 5½ W by S of Glastonbury; and has a post-office under Bath, and a r. station. The parish includes a detached portion, and comprises 3, 781 acres. Real property, £4, 644. Pop., 407. Houses, 88. The manor, with S. House, belongs to G. Warry, Esq. The living is a vicarage, united with Ashcott, in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £350.* Patron, Sir G. Montgomery, Bart. The church was restored in 1861. There is a national school. Charities, £8.
(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: | Shapwick CP/AP Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Shapwick |
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