A vision of Britain through time
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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.
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.
(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: | Hatford AP/CP Faringdon RegD/PLU Berkshire AncC |
| Place: | Hatford |
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