A vision of Britain through time
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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.
SHERBORNE-ST. JOHN, or East S., a parish, with a village, in Basingstoke district, Hants; 2½ miles NNW of.Basingstoke r. station. It has a post-office under Basingstoke. Acres, 3,885. Real property, £4,289. Pop. in 1851, 796; in 1861, 675. Houses, 134. The manor, with the Vine, belongs to W. L. W. Chute, Esq. The Vine belonged formerly to the Sandys family; was built in the early part of the 16th century by Lord Sandys, and greatly altered by Inigo Jones; is an interesting mansion; and has a chapel, noticed enthusiastically by Horace Walpole. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £650. Patron, W. L. W. Chute, Esq. The church is chiefly later English, and was recently enlarged. There are Church schools, and charities £20.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Sherborne St John AP/CP Basingstoke RegD/PLU Hampshire AncC |
| Place names: | SHERBORNE ST JOHN | SHERBORNE ST JOHN OR EAST |
| Place: | Sherborne St John |
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