A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
FARLINGTON, a parish in Havant district, Hants; on the New Portsmouth railway, and on Langston harbour, 4 miles W of Havant. It includes part of the village of Purbrook, which has a post office under Portsmouth. -Acres, 4, 210; of which 1,837 are water. Real property, £7, 186. Pop., 931. Houses, 172. The property is divided among a few. Here are the water-works which supply Portsmouth. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £529.* Patron, the Rev. E. T. Richards. The church is ancient; has a fine east window, and a curious cross-legged effigies; and is good. The p. curacy of Purbrook is a separate benefice.
(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: | Farlington CP/AP Havant RegD/PLU Hampshire AncC |
| Place: | Farlington |
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