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.
COXWELL (Great), a parish in Faringdon district, Berks; 1½ mile SW of Faringdon r. station, and 4¾ NE by N of Shrivenham. Post town, Faringdon. Acres, 1, 410. Real property, £2, 340. Pop., 371. Houses, 83. The property is subdivided. The manor belonged to Beaulieu abbey; and a barn built by the abbots, measuring 148 by 40, with walls 4 feet thick, is still standing. Limestone is found. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £211.* Patron, the Bishop of Oxford. The church has two brasses; and is good. Some charities are shared with Coleshill.
(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: | Great Coxwell CP/AP Faringdon RegD/PLU Berkshire AncC |
| Place names: | COXWELL | COXWELL GREAT | GREAT COXWELL |
| Place: | Great Coxwell |
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