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NEWTON-PURCELL, a parish in Bicester district, Oxford; adjacent to Bucks, 4¼ miles S W by W of Buckingham r. station. Post-town, Buckingham. Acres, 593. Real property, £986. Pop., 105. Houses, 27. The manor belongs to J. H. S. Harrison, Esq. The living is a rectory, united with the p. curacy of Shelswell, in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £300.* Patron, J. H. S. Harrison, Esq. The church is ancient; has a Norman doorway, now closed up with brick-work; has alsoa bell-turret; and was extensively repaired in 1810.
(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: | Newton Purcell CP/AP Bicester RegD/PLU Oxfordshire AncC |
Place: | Newton Purcell |
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