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CHAPEL-PLASTER, a place 3 miles SW of Corsham, in Wilts. It was, in the Romish times, a resting place of pilgrims on the way to Glastonbury Abbey; and, in last century, the retreat of the notorious highwayman, John Baxter.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a place" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Wiltshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Chapel Plaster |
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