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BRADON, a parish in Langport district, Somerset; near the Chard canal, 3 miles N by E of Ilminster, and 5 SW of Langport r. station. It includes the tythings of North and South Bradon; and its Post Town is Isle Abbott, under Taunton. Acres, 390. Real property, returned with Isle-Brewers and Puckington. Pop., 38. Houses, 11. The living is a sinecure rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £133. Patron, the Earl of Egremont. The church is in ruins.
(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: | Langport Poor Law Union/Registration District Somerset Ancient County |
| Place: | South Bradon |
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