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.
ASHAMPSTEAD, a parish in Bradfield district, Berks; 6 miles W of Pangbourne r. station, and 10½ W by N of Reading. It has a post office under Reading. Acres, 2,057. Real property, £2,316. Pop., 385. Houses, 87. Part of the land is common. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £80.* Patrons, Rev. W. Sykes and Simeon's Trustees. There are two dissenting chapels, a free school, and charities £12.
(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: | Ashampstead Ch/CP Bradfield RegD/PLU Berkshire AncC |
| Place: | Ashampstead |
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