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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Uffington.-- par., township, and vil. with ry. sta., Berks, in White Horse Vale, under White Horse Hill, 4 miles S. of Faringdon - par., 5882 ac., pop. 936; township, 2696 ac., pop. 566; P.O.; takes its name from the Saxon king Uffa, and is described in Tom Brown's School-Days; Uffington Castle is a double-ditched ancient camp; Uffington gives the title of viscount to the Earl of Craven.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish, township, and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Uffington CP/AP Berkshire AncC |
| Place: | Uffington |
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