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KIMPTON, a parish in Andover district, Hants; near the boundary with Wilts, and near the London, Yeovil, and Exeter railway, 6 miles W by N of Andover. It contains the hamlet of Shoddesden, and has a post office under Andover. Acres, 2, 753. Real property, with Fyfield and Thruxton, £5, 79 4. Pop., 305. Houses, 70. The property is divided among a few The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £450.* Patron, the Executor of the late G. S. Foyle, Esq. The church is old, with a recent tower; and has been repaired. There are a national school, and charities £10.
(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: | Kimpton CP/AP Andover RegD/PLU Hampshire AncC |
Place: | Kimpton |
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