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.
BECKBURY, a parish in Shiffnal district, Salop; on a tributary of the Severn, 4¼. miles SW of Albrighton r. station, and 5e S by E of Shiffnal. It has a post office under Shiffnal. Acres, 1,343. Real property, £2,140. Pop., 297. Houses, 66. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese. of Hereford. Value, £350. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is good.
(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: | Beckbury CP/AP Shropshire AncC |
| Place: | Beckbury |
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