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BUCKLAND-DENHAM, a village and a parish in Frome district, Somerset. The village stands near the Frome river, 2½ miles NNW of Frome r. station; and has a post office under Frome. It formerly was a markettown; and still has a fair on 10 Oct. The parish comprises 1,399 acres. Real property, £2,444. Pop., 459. Houses, 108. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £181.* Patron, the Bishop of Bath and Wells. The church was recently restored. 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 village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Buckland Dinham Parish Frome Poor Law Union/Registration District Somerset Ancient County |
| Place: | Buckland Dinham |
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