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.
CHESHAM-BOIS, a parish in Amersham district, Bucks; on the river Chess, 2 miles NNE of Amersham, and 6 SSW of Berkhampstead r. station. Post town, Amersham. Acres, 905. Real property, £1, 407. Pop., 218. Houses, 42. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £117.* Patron, the Duke of Bedford. The church is ancient but good; and contains a curious pulpit and a rich altar-tomb of Cheyne, the patron of Hooker.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Chesham Bois Ch/CP Amersham RegD/PLU Buckinghamshire AncC |
| Place: | Chesham |
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