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STAPLE-FITZPAINE, a parish, with a village, in Taunton district, Somerset; 5½ miles SE by S of Taunton r. station. It has a post-office under Taunton. Acres, 2,573. Real property, £2,441. Pop., 264. Houses, 53. The manor belongs to Lord Portman. The living is a rectory, united with Bickenhall, in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £600. Patron, Lord Portman-The church is later English, with a fine tower.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Staple Fitzpaine AP/CP Taunton RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
Place: | Staple Fitzpaine |
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