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SOWTON, a parish in St. Thomas district, Devon; 1½ mile SW of Broad-Clist r. station, and 3¼ E of Exeter-It includes the tything of Clist-Satchfield; and its Post town is Exeter. Acres, 1,094. Real property, £2,006. Pop., 382. Houses, 83. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £246.* Patron, the Bishop of E. The church was rebuilt in 1845. There are a parochial school and charities £10.
(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: | Sowton Parish St Thomas Poor Law Union/Registration District Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Sowton |
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