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ORCHARD-PORTMAN, a parish in Taunton district, Somerset; 2 miles S S E of Taunton r. station. Post.town, Taunton. Acres, 635. Real property, £952. Pop., 66. Houses, 13. The property belongs to Lord Portman; and Orchard-Portman House is Lord P.'s seat. The parish is a meet for the Blackdown hounds. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, not reported. Patron, Lord Portman. The church is later English, in good condition; and consists of nave and chancel, with porch and tower. 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: | Orchard Portman Parish Taunton Poor Law Union/Registration District Somerset Ancient County |
| Place: | Orchard Portman |
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