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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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WOODHAY (East), a parish, with numerous hamlets and with Woolton-Hill chapelry, in Kingsclere district, Hants; 4½ miles SSE of Kintbury r. station, and 4½ SW of Newbury. Post town, Newbury. Acres, 4,966. Real property, £6,795. Pop., 1,533. Houses, 346. The property is much subdivided. A palace of the Bishops of Winchester was here. The living is a rectory, united with Ashmansworth, in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £1,078.* Patron, the Bishop of W. The church's chancel was rebuilt in 1850. The vicarage of Woolton-Hill is a separate benefice. There are Baptist and Wesleyan chapels, national schools, and charities £16. Bishops Hooper, Ken, and Lowth were rectors.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with numerous hamlets and with Woolton-Hill chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | East Woodhay AP/CP Kingsclere RegD/PLU Hampshire AncC |
| Place names: | EAST WOODHAY | WOODHAY | WOODHAY EAST |
| Place: | East Woodhay |
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