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chapelry

British  

noun

  1. the district legally assigned to and served by an Anglican chapel

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Wood Enderby was at that time a chapelry attached to Horncastle Church.

From A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time by Walter, James Conway

The parish of Dalserf, Lanarkshire, formed at one time the chapelry of St. Machan, and was known as Machanshire.

From A Calendar of Scottish Saints by Barrett, Michael

In the chapelry of Brotton, which adjoins Skelton township, and has been also under the spiritual charge of Mr. Close, the longevity is even more remarkable.

From Notes and Queries, Number 212, November 19, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George

Old parish of Lany in Kincardine, and chapelry of Balquhapple.

From Chronicles of Strathearn by Macdougall, W. B.

In 1841 the population of the chapelry was only 1526.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

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