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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.
CHEARSLEY, a parish in Aylesbury district, bucks; on a branch of the river Thame, 3½ miles NNE of Thame r. station, and 7½ WSW of Aylesbury. Post town, Thame. Acres, 1, 130. Real property, £1, 533 Pop., 287. Houses, 66. The property is divided among a few. Chearsley is the Cerdicesleagh of the Saxon chronicle; and was the scene of a defeat of the Britons by Cerdic and Cyndric. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £68. Patron, J. Oades, Esq. The church has a brass of 1462, and is good. There is a Baptist chapel.
(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: | Chearsley CP/Ch Buckinghamshire AncC |
| Place: | Chearsley |
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