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.
CHAWTON, a parish in Alton district, Hants; adjacent to the Southwestern railway, 1¼ mile SSW of Alton. Post town, Alton. Acres, 2, 663. Real property, £2, 914. Pop., 464. Houses, 77. The property is all in one estate. Chawton Park is the se at of E. Knight, Esq. The house is Tudor, much enlarged. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £353.* Patron, E. Knight, Esq. The church is good; and contains a 16th ceutury monument of Sir Richard Knight. Charities, £9.
(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: | Chawton AP/CP Alton RegD/PLU Hampshire AncC |
| Place: | Chawton |
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