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.
STOKE (East), a parish in Southwell district, Notts; on the river Trent, 2 miles S by E of Fiskerton r. station, and 4 SW of Newark. It includes Elston chapelry; and its Post town is Newark. Acres, exclusive of Elston, 1,730. Real property, £4,898. Pop., 490. Houses, 107. The property is divided among a few. S. Hall is the seat of Sir H. Bromley, Bart. S. Field was the scene of Henry VII.'s defeat of Simnel. The living is a vicarage, with the chapelries of Elston and Syerston, in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £375.* Patron, the Bishop of L. The chancel and tower of the church are ancient, but the body of it is of modern date. An hospital was founded here before the time of Henry I.
(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: | East Stoke AP/Tn/CP Southwell RegD/PLU Nottinghamshire AncC |
| Place names: | EAST STOKE | STOKE | STOKE EAST |
| Place: | East Stoke |
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