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RYCOTE, a liberty in Great Haseley parish, Oxford; 2 miles S W of Thame. Real property, £1, 296. Pop., 46. Houses, 11. The property belonged to the Ricotes; passed to the Quatremains, the Herons, the Williamses, and the Norrises; and gives the title of Baron to the Earl of Abingdon. Queen Elizabeth was twice at R. Park, first as a prisoner, next in 1592.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a liberty" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Great Haseley CP/AP Oxfordshire AncC |
Place: | Rycote |
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