A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
HEATH, or HETHE, a village and a parish in Bicester district, Oxford. The village stands on an affluent of the river Ouse, 5 miles NNE of Bicester r. station; and has a post office, of the name of Hethe, under Bicester. The parish comprises 1, 300 acres. Real property, £1, 253. Pop., 442. Houses, 98. The manor belongs to J. H. S. Harrison, Esq. Heath House is a chief residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £164.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is ancient; was recently restored and enlarged; comprises nave, aisles, chancel, and S porch; and has a very old font. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Roman Catholics, a national school, and charities £4.
(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: | Hethe AP/CP Bicester RegD/PLU Oxfordshire AncC |
| Place names: | HEATH | HEATH OR HETHE | HETHE |
| Place: | Hethe |
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