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.
SHINFIELD, a village and a parish in Wokingham district, Berks. The village stands 3 miles SW of Earley r. station, and 3½ S by E of Reading; and has a post-office under Reading. The parish includes the liberty of Hartley-Dummer, and part of the chapelry of Grazeley; and comprises 4,514 acres. Real property, £8,262. Pop., 1,195. Houses, 258. The manor belongs to A.Cobham, Esq. The manor-house, S. Lodge, Hyde-End, Sussex Lodge, and the Grove are chief residences. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £200.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Hereford. The church was restored in 1857. The vicarage of Grazeley is a separate benefice. There are an endowed school with £58 a year, and charities £22.
(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: | Shinfield AP/CP Wokingham RegD/PLU Berkshire AncC |
| Place: | Shinfield |
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