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.
HIGHAM-GOBION, a parish in Ampthill district, Beds; adjacent to Herts, 4½ miles WSW of Henlow r. station, and 6½ SE of Ampthill. Post town, Silsoe, under Ampthill. Acres, 1, 287. Real property, £1, 762. Pop., 121. Houses, 24. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to the Countess Cowper. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £350.* Patron, j. H. Marvin, Esq. The church is good, and contains a monument to Castell, author of the "Lexicon Heptaglotton, " who was rector.
(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: | Higham Gobion CP/AP Ampthill RegD/PLU Bedfordshire AncC |
| Place: | Higham Gobion |
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