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.
WOLVEY, a parish, with W. village and Bramcott hamlet, in Foleshill district, Warwick; 3 miles NE of Shilton r. station, and 4 S of Hinckley. It has a post-office under Hinckley. Acres, 3,790. Real property, £6,724. Pop., 958. Houses, 212. The property is subdivided. Edward IV. was surprised here by the Earl of Warwick, and conveyed hence to Middleham Castle. An ancient hermitage was on Wolvey Heath. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £230.* Patron, alternately the Bishop of W. and Dr. T. W. Smith. The church's chancel was restored in 1858; and a handsome new parsonage was built in 1862. There are a Baptist chapel, a free school, and charities £30.
(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: | Wolvey CP/AP Warwickshire AncC |
| Place: | Wolvey |
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