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.
QUARNDON, a village and a parish in Belper district, Derbyshire. The village stands 2 miles S W of Duffield r. station, and 3 N N W of Derby; and has a post-office under Derby. The parish comprises 960 acres. Real property, £2, 571. Pop., 496. Houses, 105. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Dean of Lincoln. Sulphur baths are near the village; and there are several good residences, and some lodging-houses. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £110.* Patron, Lord Scarsdale. The church was built in 1790. There are an endowed school with £20 a year, and charities £15.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Quarndon Ch/CP Belper RegD/PLU Derbyshire AncC |
| Place: | Quarndon |
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