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NORTHOVER, a parish, with a village, in Yeovil district, Somerset: on the river Yeo and the Fosse way, suburban to Ilchester. Post-town, Ilchester, under Taunton. Acres, 436. Rated property, £851. Pop., 122. Houses, 20. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to J. L. Burnard, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £123.* Patron, Miss Chichester. The church is old but good; and consists of nave, N aisle, and chancel, with porch and 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: | Northover CP/AP Yeovil RegD/PLU Somerset AncC |
Place: | Northover |
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