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.
PADBURY, a village and a parish in the district and county of Buckingham. The village stands on an eminence, near the river Ouse, and near the Buckinghamshire railway, 2½ miles S S E of Buckingham; and has abridge over the Ouse, and a post-office under Buckingham. The parish comprises 1, 900 acres. Real property, £4,000; of which £68 are on the railway . Pop. in 1851, 660; in 1861, 550. Houses, 136. The decrease of pop. was caused by demolition of houses, and by emigration. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to All Souls College, Oxford. A skirmish wasfought here, in 1643, between SirLucas and Col. Middleton. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £100.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is ancient and tolerable; and consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a low tower. There are chapels for Independents and Wesleyans, a national school, and charities £10.
(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: | Padbury CP/AP Buckingham RegD/PLU Buckinghamshire AncC |
| Place: | Padbury |
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