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BROMPTON-RALPH, a parish in Williton district, Somerset; 3½ miles WSW of Crowcombe-Heathfield r. station, and 4 N of Wiveliscombe. Post Town, Wiveliscombe, under Wellington, Somerset. Acres, 2,690. Real property, £3,495. Pop., 436. Houses, 94. The property is divided among a few. There are traces of a Roman camp. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £347.* Patrons, J. Blommart, Esq., and Miss Escott. The church is old, and was enlarged in 1847. There is an Independent chapel.
(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: | Brompton Ralph Parish Williton Poor Law Union/Registration District Somerset Ancient County |
| Place: | Brompton Ralph |
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