Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for MARTINSTHORPE

MARTINSTHORPE, a parish in Oakham district, Rutland; 1¼ mile NW of Manton r. station, and 3 S by E of Oakham. Post town, Oakham. Acres, 533. Rcal property, £980. Pop., 6. House, 1. The property belongs to W. De Capel Brooks, Esq. The living is a sinecure rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, not reported. Patron, the Duke of Devonshire. 'The church is in ruins.


(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: Martinsthorpe Parish       Oakham Poor Law Union/Registration District       Rutland Ancient County
Place: Martinsthorpe

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