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SOPWORTH, a parish in Malmsbury district, Wilts; 7 miles E by S of Wickwar r. station. Post town, Chippenham. Acres, 1,011. Real property, £1,685. Pop., 214. Houses, 49. The manor belongs to the Duke of Beaufort. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £265.* Patron, the Duke of Beanfort. The church is ancient.
(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: | Sopworth Parish Malmesbury Poor Law Union/Registration District Wiltshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Sopworth |
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