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.
WOLLASTONE, or Woollaston, a parish, with a scattered village, in the district of Chepstow and county of Gloucester; on the river Severn, and on the Gloucester and South Wales railway, 5 miles NE of Chepstow. It has a post-office under Lydney, and a r. station; and is a seat of petty sessions. Acres, 5,416; of which 1,040 are water. Real property, £5,992. Pop. in 1851, 1,110; in 1861, 971. Houses, 229. The manor belongs to the Duke of Beaufort. The living is a rectory, united with Alvington and Lancant, in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £640.* Patron, the Duke of Beanfort. The church is Norman, and was restored in 1859. There are a national school and charities £8.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a scattered village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Woolaston AP/CP Gloucestershire AncC |
| Place names: | WOLLASTONE | WOLLASTONE OR WOOLLASTON | WOOLLASTON |
| Place: | Woolaston |
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