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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.
HEDSOR, a parish in Wycombe district, Bucks; on the river Thames, at the boundary with Berks, near Marlow-Road r. station, 4 miles E by S of Great Marlow. Post town, Marlow. Acres, 526. Real property, £1, 943. Pop., 175. Houses, 43. The property is not mucli divided. The manor, with Hedsor Lodge, belongs to Lord Boston. Hedsor Lodge was built.in 1778, by the first Lord Boston, on a plan recommended by George III.; is a plain brick edifice; and stands in a fine park, with beautiful views. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £60. Patron, the Bishop of Oxford one turn, and Lord Boston two turns. The church is good, and contains monuments of the Hyndes and the Parkers; and the churchyard contains the grave of Hooke, the author of the "Roman History." Two grand old yew trees are near the church.
(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: | Hedsor CP/AP Wycombe RegD/PLU Buckinghamshire AncC |
| Place: | Hedsor |
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