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CULMINGTON, Shropshire

"CULMINGTON, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of Munslow, in the county of Salop, 4½ miles N. of Ludlow, its post town, and 10 from Bishop's Castle. It is situated on the river Corve, and contains Burley, Seifton, and Bache. The village is small. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Hereford, value £800, in the patronage of W. J. Clement, Esq. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a small ancient structure. The charities amount to £1 per annum. Near here is a Roman camp. George Hood, Esq., is lord of the manor."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

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• The transcription of the section for Culmington from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

[Original page by Brian Pears 21 Mar 2003 (Gaz3 v01.19)]

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