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.
CLANFIELD, a parish in Witney district, Oxford; adjacent to the Thames, 4¼ miles N of Faringdon, and 7½ SW of Witney r. station. It has a post office under Faringdon. Acres, 1, 620. Real property, £3, 438. Pop., 547. Houses, 140. The property is subdivided. Radcot bridge over the Thames here was the scene of the Earl of Oxford's defeat in 1387. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £100. Patrons, J. Elliott and W. Aldworth, Esqs. The church is early English; and consists of nave, north aisle, chancel, and chantry, with west tower and south porch. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists. Charities, £5.
(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: | Clanfield AP/CP Witney RegD/PLU Oxfordshire AncC |
| Place: | Clanfield |
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