Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for FAIRCROSS

FAIRCROSS, a hundred in Berks; nearly in the centre of the county. It contains Beedon parish, thirteen other parishes, and part of another. Acres, 39, 331. Pop. in 1851, 13, 482; in 1862, 15, 899. Houses, 3, 507.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

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Feature Description: "a hundred"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions")
Administrative units: Berkshire AncC
Place: Faircross

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