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.
NEWNHAM, a parish, with a village, in Basingstoke district, Hants; on the Southwestern railway, 2 miles Wby S of Winchfield r. station, and 4½ E by N of Basingstoke. Post-town, Winchfield. Acres, 1,009. Real property, £1, 459. Pop., 367. Houses, 80. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Lord Dorchester. The living is a rectory, united with the p. curacy of Maplederwell, in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £400.* Patron, Queen's College, Oxford. The church is old and curious; was recently restored; and contains some interesting monuments. There are a national school, and charities £6.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Newnham CP/AP Basingstoke RegD/PLU Hampshire AncC |
| Place: | Newnham |
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