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.
PUTTENHAM, a village and a parish in Farnborough district, Surrey. The village stands under Hogsbackhill, 4 miles W by S of Guild ford r. station; and has a post-office under Guild ford. The parish comprises 1,800 acres. Real property, £2, 191. Pop., 402. Houses, 79. The property is divided among a few. P. Priory House belonged formerly to the priory of Newark, and is now the seat of R. Sumner, Esq. The parish is traversed by the Pilgrim's way, from Winchester to Canterbury. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £279.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is transition Norman; was recently restored, at a cost of £1, 400; and has a tower, formerly surmounted by a spire, burned down in 1736. There are a national school and charities £10.
(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: | Puttenham CP/AP Farnborough RegD Surrey AncC |
| Place: | Puttenham |
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