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.
WYMERING, a parish in Fareham district, Hants; on the NE side of Portsmouth harbour, around Cosham r. station, and 4 miles N by E of Portsmouth. It contains part of Cosham village, which has a head post-office, part of Potwell village, and all Hillsea hamlet, which has a post-office under Cosham; and it includes Portcreek, Paulsgrove, Portsdown, and Great Horsea and Little Horsea islets. Acres, 4,307; of which 762 are water. Real property, £5,954. Pop. in 1851, 751; in 1861, 1,071. Houses, 146. The property is subdivided. Artillery barracks, built in 1854, are at Hillsea; and strong lines of fortification extend along the N of Portsea island, and recently were greatly strengthened. The living is a vicarage, annexed to Widley. The church was restored in 1862. There are national schools, a chapel connected with them, an Augustinian priory, a convent, and alms houses.
(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: | Wymering CP/AP Fareham RegD/PLU Hampshire AncC |
| Place: | Wymering |
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