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SUNNINGWELL, a parish, with part of Kennington township, in Abingdon-district, Berks; 2½ miles N of Abingdon r. station. Post town, Abingdon. Acres, 1,298. Real property, £1,906. Pop., 364. Houses, 78. The manor belongs to Sir G. Bowyer, Bart. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £319.* Patron, Sir G. Bowyer, Bart. The church was built by Bishop Jewell. There are an endowed school with £38 a year, and charities £18.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish, with part of Kennington township" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Sunningwell CP/AP Berkshire AncC |
Place: | Sunningwell |
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