A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
ASHTON-COURT, the seat of Sir John H. G. Smyth, Bart., in Long Ashton parish, Somerset; on the SE slope of Ashton-Down, 2 miles SW of Bristol. The mansion belonged originally to the Lyons family; is an old edifice, with a front 143 feet long by Inigo Jones; and contains a portrait-gallery 90 feet by 20.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "the seat" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
| Administrative units: | Long Ashton AP/CP Somerset AncC |
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