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.
BRICKHILL (Great), a village and a parish in Newport-Pagnell district, Bucks. The village stands near Watling-street, the river Ouzel, and the Grand Junction canal, 3 miles SSE of Fenny-Stratford, and 4 SE of Bletchley r. station; and has a post office under Bletchley station. The parish comprises 2,370 acres. Real property, £3,920. Pop., 590. Houses, 147. The property is divided among a few. The manor, with Great Brickhill House, belongs to Sir P. D. P. Duncombe, Bart. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £425.* Patron, Sir P. D. P. Duncombe, Bart. The church contains monuments of the Duncombes, the Pauncefoots, and others. There are a Baptist chapel, a Wesleyan chapel, a free school, and charities £55.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Great Brickhill AP/CP Newport Pagnell RegD/PLU Buckinghamshire AncC |
| Place names: | BRICKHILL | BRICKHILL GREAT | GREAT BRICKHILL |
| Place: | Great Brickhill |
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