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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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SILVERSTONE, a parish, with a village, in Towcester district, Northampton; 4 miles SSW of Towcester, and 7 NNW of Buckingham r. station. It was the place where Richard I., in 1194, met William of Scotland; and it has a post-office‡ under Towcester. Acres, 2,110. Real property, £3,858. Pop., 1,166. Houses, 265. The property is subdivided. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to Whittlebury. The church is good; and there are a Wesleyan chapel and a national school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Silverstone CP/Hmlt Towcester RegD/PLU Northamptonshire AncC |
| Place: | Silverstone |
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