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COKER (West), a parish in Yeovil district, Somerset; between the railways from Yeovil toward Durston and Exeter, 3 miles W by S of Yeovil. It has a post office under Yeovil. Acres, 1, 299. Real property, £3, 675. Pop., 1, 012. Houses, 206. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £430.* Patron, I . Raven, Esq. The church is later English. There are a national school and an alms-house.
(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: | West Coker Parish Yeovil Poor Law Union/Registration District Somerset Ancient County |
| Place names: | COKER | COKER WEST | WEST COKER |
| Place: | West Coker |
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