A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
ABINGTON, a parish in the district and county of Northampton; near the river Nen and the Peterborough railway, 1¼ mile NE of Northampton. Post Town, Northampton. Acres, 1,112. Real property, £2,851. Pop., 164. Houses, 24. A spot here was the grave of Shakspeare's favourite grand-daughter, and is marked by a mulberry-tree planted by Garrick. Abington Abbey is a lunatic asylum. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £200.* Patron, Lord Overstone. The church is early English, and contains tombs of the Berhards. Charities, £20.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Abington AP/CP Northamptonshire AncC |
| Place: | Abington |
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