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.
BOXFORD, a village and a parish in Newbury district, Berks. The village stands on the river Lambourn, 4½ miles NW of Newbury r. station; and has a post office under Newbury.—The parish includes Westbrook tything. Acres, 2,769. Real property, £4,841. Pop., 636. Houses, 143. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £761.* Patron, the Rev. Mr. Wells. The church is good. There are two Methodist chapels and a parochial school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Boxford AP/CP Newbury RegD/PLU Berkshire AncC |
| Place: | Boxford |
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