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SWELL, a parish in Langport district, Somerset; 4 miles SW of Langport r. station. Post town, Taunton. Acres, with West Sedgmoor, 891. Rated property, £1,230. Pop., 110. Houses, 19. The manor belongs to J. S. Drax, Esq. The living is a vicarage, annexed to Fivehead. The church was repaired in 1859.
(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: | Swell Parish Langport Poor Law Union/Registration District Somerset Ancient County |
| Place: | Swell |
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