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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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LONGPARISH, a village, a parish, and a sub-district in Andover district, Hants. The village stands on the river Test or Anton, 4 miles SW of Whitchurch r. station, and 4 E of Andover. The parish contains the tythings of East Aston, West Aston, Forton, and Middleton. Post town, Whitchurch, under Micheldever Station. Acres, 5,250. Real property, £5,076; of which £51 are in fisheries. Pop., 803. Houses, 168. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Widmore family. Longparish House is a chief residence. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £226. Patron, the Rev. H. Woodcock. The church is ancient and good. There are a Baptist chapel and a small education charity.—The sub-district contains eight parishes. Acres, 27,353. Pop., 4,284. Houses, 890.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village, a parish, and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Longparish CP/AP Longparish SubD Andover RegD/PLU Hampshire AncC |
| Place: | Longparish |
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