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.
SHEFFORD (East or Little), a parish in Hungerford district, Berks; 5 miles N of Kintbury r. station, and 5½ NE of Hungerford. Post town, Great Shefford, under Hungerford. Acres, 1,041. Real property, £1,676. Pop., 79. Houses, 12. The manor belonged to the Basils, and passed by marriage to the Fettyplaces. The manor-house is very ancient and moated; retains now only the great hall and another apartment; shows interesting features of timber-work, windows, and gables; and is now used as a barn. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £400.* Patron, the Rev. S. Brown. The church is ancient.
(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: | East Shefford CP/AP Hungerford and Ramsbury RegD/PLU Berkshire AncC |
| Place names: | EAST SHEFFORD | LITTLE SHEFFORD | SHEFFORD | SHEFFORD EAST | SHEFFORD EAST OR LITTLE | SHEFFORD LITTLE |
| Place: | East Shefford |
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