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POKESDOWN, a chapelry in Christchurch parish, Hants; near Christchurch r. station. It was constituted in 1859; and its post town is Christchurch. Pop., 457. Houses, 94. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £35.* Patron, the Vicar of Christchurch.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Christchurch AP/CP Hampshire AncC |
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