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Ford Abbey, seat (1136), on NW. border of Dorset, on river Axe, 4 miles SE. of Chard; is one of the finest monastic structures in England.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "seat" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
Administrative units: | Dorset AncC |
Place: | Ford Abbey |
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