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UGLEY, or Oakley, a parish in the district of Bishop-Stortford and county of Essex; 2 miles N of Stamford r. station, and 5½ NNE of Bishop-Stortford. Post town, Bishop-Stortford. Acres, 2,720. Real property, £3,019. Pop., 404. Houses, 88. The property is subdivided. Orford House is the seat of Gen. Chamberlayne. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £160.* Patron, Christ's Hospital. The church was recently restored. There are a national school, and charities £75.
(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: | Ugley AP/CP Essex AncC |
Place names: | OAKLEY | UGLEY | UGLEY OR OAKLEY |
Place: | Ugley |
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