Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for MAINSBRIDGE

MAINSBRIDGE, a hundred in Southampton division, Hants; cut into two sections, Lower and Upper. The Lower s. contains Chilworth parish, two other parishes, and part of another. Acres, 18,933. Pop. in 1851,10,754. Houses, 2,126. The Upper s. contains Botley parish, and four other parishes. Acres, 11,782. Pop. in 1851,4,013. Houses, 811.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

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Feature Description: "a hundred"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions")
Administrative units: Hampshire AncC
Place: Mainsbridge

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