alfistagj wrote:
> "Catman" > schreef in bericht
> . ..
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>>> And from Stogursey!
>> Where the hell is that?
>>
>
> "STOGURSEY, (or Stoke-courcy), a parish in the hundred of Cannington,
> county Somerset, 7 miles from Nether Stowey, its post town, and 8 W.
> of Bridgwater. The village is situated near the Bristol Channel,
> which bounds the parish on the N. The parish contains the hamlets of
> Burton, Knighton, Shurton, Stoford, Week, and Fairfield. It returned
> members to parliament in the reign of Edward III. In the vicinity are
> traces of the De Courcys' castle, erected by Fulk de Brent in Henry
> III.'s time. Stoke Point, which is within easy distance, extends
> about 4 miles into the sea. The soil consists of red clay upon a
> subsoil of stone. The living is a vicarage, with the curacy of
> Lilstock annexed, in the diocese of Bath and Wells, value £389, in
> the patronage of Eton College. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew,
> has a tower with six bells; it formed part of a Benedictine priory,
> founded by Will de Falaise in Henry II.'s time, as a cell to the
> abbey of L'Onley, in Normandy. At the suppression it was valued at
> £58, and was given by Henry VI. to Eton College. The register dates
> from 1647. The parochial charities produce about £322 per annum, of
> which £208 go to almshouses, and Stodden's £84 for old maids above
> fifty years of age. A National school for both sexes was built in
> 1860 at the expense of Sir P. P. Acland, Bart., who is lord of the
> manor and principal landowner. The Independents and Baptists have
> each a chapel. Fairs occur on 24th May, and 23rd September for
> cattle." From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland
> (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson © 2003

lol - I can tell you a lot more if you want to know.....