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SHELDON, a parish in Honiton district, Devon; 6½ miles NNW of Honiton r. station. Post town, Cullompton. Acres, 1,681. Real property, £1,298. Pop., 180. Houses, 34. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £250. Patron, W. Miles, Esq. The church is ancient. There is a parochial school.
(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: | Sheldon Parish Honiton Poor Law Union/Registration District Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Sheldon |
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