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HARSTON, a village and a parish in Chesterton district, Cambridgeshire. The village stands on the river Cam, near the Hitchin and Cambridge railway, 5 miles SSW of Cambridge; and has a station on the railway, and a post office under Cambridge. The parish comprises 1, 48 0 acres. Real property, £3, 543. Pop., 782. Houses, 174. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £200.* Patron, the Bishop of Ely. The church is perpendicular English; was recently restored; and consists of nave, aisles, and transept, with a tower. There are a free school, and charities £8.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Harston CP/AP Chesterton RegD/PLU Cambridgeshire AncC |
Place: | Harston |
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