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WILSFORD, or W.-Dauntsey, a parish in Pewsey district, Wilts; 1¾ mile SSW of Woodborough r. station, and 5 WSW of Pewsey. It includes Manningford-Bohun tything, and has a post-office under Marlborough. Acres, 2,997. Real property, £3,877. Pop., 521. Houses, 118. The manor belongs to Sir F. Astley. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £242.* Patron, St. Nicholas Hospital, Salisbury. The church is tolerable.
(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: | Wilsford AP/CP Wiltshire AncC |
Place names: | W. DAUNTSEY | WILSFORD | WILSFORD OR W. DAUNTSEY |
Place: | Wilsford |
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