Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for RADBOURNE

RADBOURNE, a parish in the district of Burton-upon-Trent and county of Derby; 4¾ miles W of Derby r. station. It has a post-office under Derby. Acres, 2,034. Real property, £3, 447. Pop., 225. Houses, 45. The manor belonged to the Walkelynes; passed to the Chandoses and the Poles; and, with R. Hall, belongs now to E. S.Pole, Esq. The parish is a meet for the Hoar Cross hounds. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £372.* Patron, E. S.Pole, Esq. The church was repaired in 1844; consists of nave, N aisle, and chancel, with pinnacled tower; and contains an ancient font, curious oak-carving, and some splendidancient monuments. Charities, £16.


(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: Radbourne AP/CP       Derbyshire AncC
Place: Radbourne

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