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.
MARSH-GIBBON, a village and a parish in the district and county of Buckingham. The village stands near the Oxford and Bletchley railway, 1 mile E of the boundary with Oxfordshire, 2½ N of Akeman-street, 2 E of Launton r. station, and 4½ E by N of Bicester; and has a post office under Bicester. The parish comprises 2,752 acres. Real property, £4,824. Pop. in 1851, 944; in 1861,858. Houses, 203. The property is subdivided. The manor and much of the land belong to Ewelme Almshouse. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £456.* Patron, the Bishop of Oxford. The church is ancient, and has a tower; and the chancel was recently repaired. There are an Independent chapel, a national school, and charities £45.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Marsh Gibbon AP/CP Buckingham RegD/PLU Buckinghamshire AncC |
| Place: | Marsh Gibbon |
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