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GRAFTON-MANOR, an extra-parochial tract in Droitwich district, Worcester; near the Birmingham and Gloucester railway, and the Worcester and Birmingham canal, 2 miles SW of Bromsgrove. Acres, 1, 300. Real property, £2, 447. Pop., 52. Houses, 8. The manor belongs to the Earl of Shrewsbury; and the manor-house is occupied by Captain Bourne. There is a Roman Catholic chapel.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "an extra-parochial tract" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Droitwich RegD/PLU Worcestershire AncC |
Place: | Grafton Manor |
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