Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BOTLOE

BOTLOE, a hundred in the NW of Gloucester. It adjoins Worcester and Hereford; is 12 miles long, and 8 broad; and contains eight parishes and part of another. Acres, 26,811. Pop., 7,204. Houses, 1,536.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

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Feature Description: "a hundred"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions")
Administrative units: Gloucestershire Ancient County
Place: Botloe

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