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Lassington

Gloucestershire (County [UK]), England

Google's approximation of the location Description of institution: In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Lassington like this:

"LASSINGTON, a parish in the district and county of Gloucester; on an affluent of the river Leadon, and on the Hereford and Gloucester canal, 2 miles NW of Gloucester r. station. Post-town, Gloucester. Acres, 535. Real property, £835. Pop., 73. Houses, 12. Most of the property belongs to Sir J. W. Guise, Bart. A very large oak is here, known as the Lassington Oak. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £120. Patrons, Sir J. W. Guise, Bart., and the Bishop of Gloucester. The church is good."

Lassington is now part of Tewkesbury district. Other Links: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10942 -