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.
Burnham, par., township, and vil., SE. Bucks, 2½ miles NE. of Maidenhead -- par., 6866 ac., pop. 2356; township, 6383 ac., pop. 2241; P.O., T.O.; contains Burnham Grove and Burnham House; also the remains of an abbey, founded in 1165. Burnham Beeches (in this par.), part of an ancient forest, is a tract of nearly 600 ac., which has been acquired for the public us.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish, township, and village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Burnham AP/CP Buckinghamshire AncC |
| Place: | Burnham |
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