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PITCOMBE, a tything and a parish in Wincanton district, Somerset. The tything lies near the river Brue, 1 mile W of Cole r. station, and 1¾ S W of Bruton. The parish contains also the hamlet of Cole and the tything of Hadspen; and its post town is Bruton, under Bath. Acres, 1,060. Real property, £3, 628. Pop., 443. Houses, 84. The property is much subdivided. Hadspen House is the seat of H. Hobhouse, Esq. There are two grist-mills. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £85.* Patron, Sir H. A. Hoare, Bart. The church, excepting the tower, was rebuilt in 1858; and is in the early English style. There are a national school, and charities £14.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a tything and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Pitcombe CP/Ch Wincanton RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
Place: | Pitcombe |
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