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COLYFORD, a tything, with a village, in Colyton parish, Devon: on Seaton railway, 1 mile S of Colyton. The village stands on a Roman road; probably occupies the site of a Roman station; was once a pleasant place of some note; and has a post office under Axminster, a r. station, and a fair on the Wednesday after 11 March.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a tything, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Colyton Parish Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Colyford |
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