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.
MAIDS-MORETON, a parish in the district and county of Buckingham; on the Buckingham canal, 1 mile NE of Buckingham town and r. station. Post town, Buckingham. Acres, 1,260. Real property, £2,980; of which £12 are in the canal. Pop., 543. Houses, 124. The property is divided among a few. One manor belongs to the Duke of Buckingham; and another is leased by the Rev. W. A. Uthwatt, from All Souls college, Oxford. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £294. Patron, Mrs. A. Uthwatt. The church was built in 1450, by two maiden sisters, daughters of Lord Peover; took thence the name of Maids-Moreton, and gave that name to the parish; is a beautiful specimen of later English; comprises nave and chancel, with two porches and W embattled tower; has a very curious W door, "a projecting panelled battlement, supported by rich fantracery, springing from the jamb mouldings; ''and contains a Gothic screen, three sedilia, a fine font, and several ancient brasses and monuments. There are a national school, a poor's allotment yielding £90 a year, and other charities £5.
(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: | Maids Moreton AP/CP Buckinghamshire AncC |
| Place: | Maids Moreton |
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