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.
NEWBOROUGH, a parish in Peterborough district, Northampton; adjacent to the boundary with Lincoln and Cambridge, 2 miles E of Peakirk r. station, and 5 N N E of Peterborough. It was formed, in 1823, out ofan open fenny common; and it has a post-office under Market-Deeping. Acres, 4, 940. Real property, £12, 109. Pop. in 1851, 698; in 1861, 806. Houses, 150. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to the Hon. G. W. Fitzwilliam and the Marquis of Exeter. The land has been much improved by draining, and is nowprincipally arable.. A famous farm here, called Decoyfarm, got its name from a prolonged and extensive practice on it of capturing wild fowl. The living is a p.curacy in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £300.* Patron, the Crown. The church was built in 1830; and is a plain white-brick structure, with a small tower. There is a Methodist 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: | Newborough AP/CP Peterborough RegD/PLU Northamptonshire AncC |
| Place: | Newborough |
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