Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WENDLEBURY

WENDLEBURY, a parish in Bicester district, Oxford; 2½ miles SW by S of Bicester r. station. Post town, Bicester. Acres, 1,050. Real property, £1,607. Pop., 257. Houses, 51. The manor belongs to the Duke of Marlborough. W. House is the seat of J. Betterton, Esq. Remains of a Roman camp are at Alchester. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £300.* Patron, Christchurch, Oxford. The church, excepting the tower, was rebuilt in 1762. Charities, £6.


(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: Wendlebury CP/AP       Bicester RegD/PLU       Oxfordshire AncC
Place: Wendlebury

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