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BIDDISHAM, a parish in Axbridge district, Somerset; on the river Axe, 3 miles W by S of Axbridge, and 5 SE of Weston-super-Mare Junction r. station. Post Town, Axbridge, under Weston-super-Mare. Acres, 574. Real property, £1,740. Pop., 147. Houses, 29. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £152.* Patron, the Bishop of London. The church is tolerable.
(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: | Biddisham Parish Axbridge Poor Law Union/Registration District Somerset Ancient County |
| Place: | Biddisham |
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