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.
WICKHAM, a parish, with a village, in Fareham district, Hants; on the river Titchfield, 4 miles N by E of Fareham r. station. It has a post-office‡ under Farcham, an inn, and a fair on 20 May. Acres, with W. Forest, 2,433. Real property, £5,214. Pop., 1,019. Houses, 201. The manor, with Rooksbury Park, belongs to J.Garnier, Esq. Little Park is the seat of Mrs. Guitton. The living is a rectory n the diocese of Winchester. Value, £578.* Patron, W. Rashleigh, Esq. The church is cruciform, and was restored in 1862. There is a Wesleyan chapel. Handsome national schools were built in 1869. William of Wykeham, who died in 1404, was a native.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Wickham CP/AP Fareham RegD/PLU Hampshire AncC |
| Place: | Wickham |
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