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.
HOUGHTON, a village and a parish in Stockbridge district, Hants. The village stands 1½ mile W by N of Horsebridge r. station, and 2½ SW by W of Stockbridge; and has a post office under Winchester. The parish includes the tythings of Houghton-Drayton and North Houghton. Acres, 2, 642. Real property, £3, 994. Pop., 428. Houses, 93. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to - Warner, Esq. A racecourse here was broken up, and put under the plough; a new race course having been formed in the parish of Wallop. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £438.* Patron, the Bishop of Winchester. The church is ancient but good, and has a wooden tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £4.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Houghton CP/AP Stockbridge RegD/PLU Hampshire AncC |
| Place: | Houghton |
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