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Place name County Entry Source BATH and WELLS Somerset Sparkford, Sutton-Montague, Weston-Bamfylde, Wheathill, and Yarlington; the vicarages of Barton-St. David, Castle-Carey, Doulting, Evercreech, and East Imperial BISHOPS-SPARKFORD Hampshire BISHOPS-SPARKFORD , a tything in St. Faith parish, within the city of Winchester, Hants. Real property, £802. Pop., 191. Imperial CADBURY (North) Somerset Sparkford r. station, and 5 WSW of Wincanton; and has a post office under Bath. The parish includes also the hamlets Imperial CADBURY (South) Somerset Sparkford r. station, and 6 WSW of Wincanton. Post Town, North Cadbury, under Bath. Acres, 800. Real property, with Sutton Imperial CAMEL (Queen) Somerset Sparkford r. station, and 6 ENE of Ilchester; and has a post office‡ under Taunton. Fairs are held at it on 11 June Imperial COMPTON-PAUNCEFOOT Somerset Sparkford r. station, and 5 WSW of Wincanton. Post town, North Cadbury, under Bath. Acres, 672. Real property, £2, 839. Pop., 253. Houses Imperial FAITH (St.) Hampshire Sparkford and West Sparkford. Pop. in 1851, 892; in 1861, 1, 391. Houses, 228. Pop. of the part within Winchester Imperial KINGSDON Somerset Sparkford r. station; and has a post office under Taunton. The parish comprises 2, 064 acres. Real property, £3, 190. Pop., 472. Houses Imperial LIMINGTON Somerset Sparkford r. station.The parish includes the tything of Draycott; and its Post town is Ilchester, under Taunton. Acres Imperial Lytescary Somerset Lytescary , hamlet, Charlton Mackrell par., Somerset, 4 miles NW. of Sparkford sta. Bartholomew Sparkford Somerset Sparkford , par. and vil. with ry. sta., Somerset - par., 950 ac., pop. 253; vil., 5 miles SW. of Castle Cary Bartholomew SPARKFORD Somerset SPARKFORD , a parish, with a village and a r. station, in Wincanton district, Somerset; on the Wilts and Somerset railway Imperial SPARKFORD (Bishops and West) Hampshire SPARKFORD (Bishops and West) , two tythings in St. Faith parish, Hants: near Winchester. Real property, £802 and £5,636. Pop., 191 and 239. Imperial SUTTON-MONTAGUE, or S.-Montis Somerset Sparkford r. station, and 5 N by W of Sherborne. It has a postal pillar-box under Ilchester. Acres, 508. Rated Imperial WESTON-BAMPFYLDE Somerset Sparkford r. station, and 5 SSW of Castle-Cary. Post town, Ilchester, under Taunton. Acres, 631. Rated property, £1,169. Pop., 146. Houses Imperial
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