In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hatford like this:
HATFORD, a parish in Faringdon district, Berks; near the river Ock, 3¼ miles E by S of Faringdon town and r. station. Post town, Faringdon. Acres, 999. Real property, £1, 508. Pop., 122. Houses, 26. The pro. perty is all in one estate. The manor belonged to the poet Chaucer; passed, through marriage with the poet's danghter, to the Duke of Suffolk; went afterwards to the Crown; and belongs now to Sidney Pusey, Esq. ...
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £322.* Patron, the Rev. S. Paynter. The clinrch is ancient and pretty good; has a Norman doorway; and contains a very ancient tomb, traditionally said to be that of Chaucer.
Hatford through time
Hatford is now part of Vale of White Horse district. Click here for graphs and data of how Vale of White Horse has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hatford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hatford, in Vale of White Horse and Berkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3612
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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