A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
BECKETT, a tything in Shrivenham parish, Berks; in the vicinity of the Great Western railway, 5 miles SW of Faringdon. Pop., 23. Houses, 6. It was formerly called Becote; belonged once to the Earls of Evreux, then to the priory of Norion in Normandy; was seized, and made an occasional residence, by King John; and passed afterwards to a family who took from it the name. of De Beckote. It now belongs to Viscount Barrington. The present mansion on it superseded a large ancient manor-house; is a fine edifice in the Tudor style; and contains some interesting paintings and the chess-pieces of Charles I.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a tything" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Shrivenham AP/CP Berkshire AncC |
| Place names: | BECKETT | BECOTE |
| Place: | Beckett |
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