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.
POPHAM, a parish in Basingstoke district, Hants:on the Southwestern railway, near Mitcheldever station.and 7½ miles S W of Basingstoke. Post-town, Mitchel-dever Station. Acres, 1, 387. Real property, £1, 290, Pop., 1 24. Houses, 22. The manor belongs to Lord Ashburton. P. House was long the chief seat of the Popham family. P. Beacon is 460 feet high; and commands a fine view. P. Lane was part of the ancient Roman road from Winchester to Silchester, and is followed by the railway . The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the p. curacy of Woodmancott, in the diocese of Winchester. The church is ancient.
(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: | Popham Ch/CP Basingstoke RegD/PLU Hampshire AncC |
| Place: | Popham |
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