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.
PINHOE, a village and a parish in St. Thomas district, Devon. The village stands near the Bristol and Exeter railway, 2½ miles N E of Exeter; and has a post-office under Exeter. The parish comprises 1, 735 acres. Real property, £3, 998. Pop., 508. Houses, 111. The property is divided among a few. A battle was foughthere against the Danes in 1001. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £227.* Patron, the Bishop of Exeter. The church stands nearly a mile from the village; is old but good, with a tower; and containselaborately carved oak pulpit and screen. There are a parochial school, and charities £42. Bishop Conybeare and the theologian John Reynold were natives.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Pinhoe CP/AP St Thomas RegD/PLU Devon AncC |
| Place: | Pinhoe |
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