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Lambourn.-- town and par., Berks, on river Lambourn, 8 miles NW. of Hungerford par., 14,873 ac., pop. 2165; town, pop. 1576; P.O., T.O.; has a market cross 500 years okd; in the neighbourhood are several celebrated antiquities, notably, the White Horse, Wayland Smith's Cave, Uffington and Alfred's Camps, &c.; Lambourne Place. is a seat.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "town and parish" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Lambourn AP/CP Berkshire AncC |
Place: | Lambourn |
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