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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Hampstead Marshall like this:
Hampstead Marshall, par., Berks, on Kennet and Avon Canal, 4 miles SW. of Newbury, 1852 ac., pop. 249; P.O.; contains Hampstead Park, seat of the Earl of Craven, and Hampstead Marshall, seat of the Marquis of Donegall.
This is the only descriptive gazetter entry we have found, but you may be able to find further references to Hampstead Marshall by doing a full-text search here.
This website includes the complete texts of books describing journeys around Britain, written between the twelfth and nineteenth centuries. Selecting one of the links below will take you to the first reference to Hampstead Marshall within the selected text. This will not always be a description of a visit: travellers often mention places other than where they are, for example as a basis for comparison.
Traveller | Section | No. of Refs. |
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William Camden | Berkshire, Surrey and Sussex | 2 |
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Enborne | 0 | 4 |
Stockcross | 0 | 3 |
Speen | 5 | 2 |
West Woodhay | 2 | 2 |
Kintbury | 0 | 2 |
Woolton Hill | 0 | 3 |
East Woodhay | 1 | 2 |
Newbury | 52 | 3 |
Inkpen | 0 | 2 |
Sandleford | 0 | 2 |
Avington | 0 | 2 |
Speenhamland | 0 | 2 |
Donnington | 1 | 1 |
Denford | 0 | 2 |
Kintbury Eagle | 0 | 2 |
Boxford | 0 | 2 |
Welford | 0 | 2 |
Shaw | 2 | 2 |
Newtown | 0 | 3 |
Combe | 1 | 2 |