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HARDINGTON, a parish in Frome district, Somerset; 3¾ miles NW by N of Frome r. station. Post-town, Frome. Acres, 831. Real property, £789. Pop., 22. Houses, 3. The manor belonged to Lord Poltimore, and had belonged to his ancestors, the Bampfyldes, for upwards of 450 years. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Hemington, in the diocese of Bath and Wells. The church was originally a private chapel of the Bampfyldes; consists of nave and chancel with a belfry; and was recently restored.
(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: | Hardington AP/CP Frome RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
Place: | Hardington |
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