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BOLAS MAGNA, or Great Bolas, a township and a parish in Wellington district, Salop. The township lies on the river Tern, 2¼ miles N NE of Crudgington r. station, and 6½ WNW of Newport; and has a post office, of the name of Great Bolas, under Wellington, Salop.—The parish includes also the township of Meeson. Acres, 1,845. Real property, £3,069. Pop., 278. Houses, 61. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £304.* Patron, Viscount Hill.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Bolas Magna Parish Wellington Poor Law Union/Registration District Shropshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | BOLAS MAGNA | BOLAS MAGNA OR GREAT BOLAS | GREAT BOLAS |
| Place: | Bolas Magna |
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