Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for PLOUGHLEY

PLOUGHLEY, a hundred in the N E of Oxford; containing Ardley parish, 32 other parishes, and parts oftwo others. Acres, 57, 492. Pop. in 1851, 14, 776; in 1861, 14, 747. Houses, 3, 195.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

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Feature Description: "a hundred"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions")
Administrative units: Oxfordshire AncC
Place: Ploughley

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