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MOLESWORTH, a parish, with a village, in the district of Thrapston and county of Huntingdon; adjacent to Northamptonshire, 5½ miles ESE of Thrapston r. station. Post town, Thrapston. Acres, 1,710. Real property, £1,755. Pop., 256. Houses, 57. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to J. Welstead, Esq. A tract in the N is called Molesworth Wold. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £280.* Patron, the Bishop of Chester. The church is early English; and consists of nave and chancel, with a tower. Charities, £27.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Molesworth AP/CP Huntingdonshire AncC |
Place: | Molesworth |
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