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.
LAYSTERS, or LEYSTERS, a parish, with a village, in Leominster district, Herefordshire; adjacent to Worcestershire, 4½ miles SSW of Tenbury r. station, and 5 NE of Leominster. Post town, Tenbury. Acres, 1, 989. Real property, £2, 204. Pop. in 1851, 210; in 1861, 283. Houses, 51. The increase of pop. arose partly from the opening of a brick yard. The property is divided among a few. A moated seat of the priors of Sheen was here. A tumulus is near the church. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £335.* Patron, Mrs. Prescott. The church is ancient, has a tower, and was restored about 1841. There are a parochial school and charities £16.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Laysters CP/Ch Leominster RegD/PLU Herefordshire AncC |
| Place names: | LAYSTERS | LAYSTERS OR LEYSTERS | LEYSTERS |
| Place: | Laysters |
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