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Knoyle, East (or Bishop's Knoyle), par. and vil., in SW. of Wilts, 2½ miles SW. of Hindon, 5558 ac., pop. 877; P.O.; Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723), the architect of St Paul's Cathedral, was a native; in vicinity of vil. is the seat of Knowle House.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish and village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Wiltshire AncC |
Place: | East Knoyle |
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