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BURWARTON, a parish in Bridgnorth district, Salop; on the river Rea, 9 ½ miles SW of Bridgnorth r. station. It has a post office under Bridgnorth. Acres, 1,239. Real property, £3,143. Pop., 156. Houses, 28. Burwarton Hall is the seat of Viscount Boyne. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £128.* Patron, the Rev. J. Churton. The church is very good; and contains tombs of the Boynes.
(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: | Burwarton Parish Bridgnorth Poor Law Union/Registration District Shropshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Burwarton |
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