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WHITWELL, a parish in Oakham district, Rutland; 4½ miles E of Oakham r. station. Post town, Stamford. Acres, 602. Real property, £938. Pop., 104. Houses, 24. The manor belongs to the Earl of Gainsborough. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £304.* Patron, the Earl of Gainsborough. The church is plain.
(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: | Whitwell Parish Oakham Poor Law Union/Registration District Rutland Ancient County |
| Place: | Whitwell |
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