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.
HAYDON, or HEYDON, a parish in the district of Royston and county of Essex; adjacent to Herts and to Cambridgeshire, 5½ miles W by S of Chesterford r. station, and 5½ E by S of Royston. Post-town, Elmdon, under Saffron-Walden. Acres, 2,470. Real property, £2,089. Pop., 270. Houses, 58. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Lord Braybrooke. The surface is hilly. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Little Chishall, in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £681.* Patron, Lord Braybrooke. The church consists of nave, aisles, chancel, and N chapel, with a tower. There is a national school.
(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: | Heydon AP/CP Royston RegD Essex AncC |
| Place names: | HAYDON | HAYDON OR HEYDON | HEYDON |
| Place: | Heydon |
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