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DROPMORE, a chapelry in Burnham parish, Bucks; 3 miles SSW of Beaconsfield. Pop., 349. D. Lodge was built by Lord Grenville, premier of George III.; and is now the seat of the Dowager Lady Grenville. Living, a p. curacy. Value, £160. The church was built in 1866.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Burnham AP/CP Buckinghamshire AncC |
Place: | Dropmore |
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