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.
Andover, mun. bor. and par., Hants, on river Anton, 16 miles NE. of Salisbury and 67 miles SW. of London by rail, 8662 ac., pop. 5653; 2 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-day, Friday. The town received its first charter from King John. Malting, tanning, silk mfr., and timber traffic are the chief occupations. It is the centre of an important agricultural district. The market is for corn; horse and sheep fairs are held. Andover returned 1 member to Parliament until 1885.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "municipal borough and parish" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Andover AP/CP Andover Borough Hampshire AncC |
| Place: | Andover |
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