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CHARLTON-HORETHORNE, a parish in Wincanton district, Somerset; 3 miles N of Milborne-Port r. station, and 5¼ SW of Wincanton. It has a post office under Sherborne. Acres, 2,363. Real property, £4,334. Pop., 506. Houses, 122. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £384.* Patron, the Marquis of Anglesey. The church was restored in 1846. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £11.
(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: | Charlton Horethorne Parish Wincanton Poor Law Union/Registration District Somerset Ancient County |
| Place: | Charlton Horethorne |
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