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HALSE, a village and a parish in Taunton district, Somerset. The village stands 2 miles SW of BishopsLydeard r. station, and 6½ WNW of Taunton; is a pretty place; and has a post office under Taunton. The parish comprises 1, 301 acres. Real property, £3, 106. Pop., 453. Houses, 92. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to R.A. Prior, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £174. * Patron, Sir James Langham, Bart. The church consists of nave, S aisle, and chancel, with porch and tower; has a Norman font; and is good. Charities, £44.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Halse Parish Taunton Poor Law Union/Registration District Somerset Ancient County |
| Place: | Halse |
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