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.
FOLKE, a parish in Sherborne district, Dorset; 3 miles SSE of Sherborne town and r. station. It includes the hamlet of Allweston, which has a post office under Sherborne. Acres, 1, 722. Rated property, £1, 763. Pop., 332. Houses, 70. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £300.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury and W. N. Allford, Esq. The church is tolerable.
(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: | Folke AP/CP Sherborne RegD/PLU Dorset AncC |
| Place: | Folke |
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