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MOULSFORD, a village and a parish in Wallingford district, Berks. The village stands on the river Thames at the boundary with Oxford, ¾ of a mile S of Wallingford-Road r. station, and 3½ S by W of Wallingford; and has a post office under Wallingford. The parish comprises 1,429 acres. Real property, £1,707. Pop., 180. Houses, 35. The property belongs to H. B. Morrell, Esq. A bridge of two brick arches, each 62 feet in span, here crosses the Thames. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £60. * Patron, H. B. Morell, Esq. The church is in the modern decorated English style, and has a wooden tower. Charities, £7. Bishop Barrington was a resident.
(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: | Moulsford CP/Ch Wallingford RegD/PLU Berkshire AncC |
Place: | Moulsford |
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