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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.
WILBURTON, a parish, with a r. station, in Ely district, Cambridge; on the Ely, Haddenham, and Sutton railway, 5¼ miles SW of Ely. Post town, Ely. Acres, 2,233. Real property, £6,763. Pop., 560. Houses, 124. The property is much subdivided. The manor, with New Manor House, belongs to the representatives of the late Lady Pell. The parsonage was once the chief residence of the archdeacons of Ely; and gave entertainment, in the time of Archdeacon Alcock, to Henry VII. and to his son, afterwards Henry VIII. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £229. Patron, the Archdeacon of Ely. The church is ancient. There are a Baptist chapel, a national school, and charities £31.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a r station" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Wilburton CP/AP Ely RegD/PLU Cambridgeshire AncC |
| Place: | Wilburton |
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