A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
EASTWOOD, a parish in Rochford district, Essex; mainly on Broomhill river, 1½ mile SW of Rochford, and 2½ NNE of Leigh r. station, and partly in Wallisea Island. Post town, Rochford, under Chelmsford. Acres of the main part, 2, 962; of the Wallisea Island part, 3, 255 of land and 401 of water. Real property of the whole, £6, 603. Pop. of the main part, 562; of the W. I. part, 11. Houses, 126 and 1. The property is sub-divided. Eastwood-Bury and Eastwood Lodge are chief residences. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £219. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church consists of nave and two aisles, with a tower; and is ancient but good.
(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: | Eastwood CP/AP Rochford RegD/PLU Essex AncC |
| Place: | Eastwood |
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