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ASTON-CLINTON, a township, a parish, and a subdistrict in the district of Aylesbury, Bucks. The township lies near Icknield-street and the Wendover and Aylesbury canals, 3½ miles ESE of Aylesbury r. station. It has a post office under Tring; and is a meet of the Rothschild hounds. Acres, 2,670. Real property, £4,532. Pop., 1,108. Houses, 232.The parish includes also the hamlet of St. Leonard. Acres, 3,640. Real property, £5,509. Pop., 1,297. Houses, 267. The property is divided among a few. Aston-Clinton House was the seat of Viscount Lake, who died in 1808. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £506.* Patron, Jesus' College, Oxford. The church is good; and there are a Baptist chapel, and charities £192. The p. curacy of St. Leonard is a separate charge.-The subdistrict comprises ten parishes. Acres, 17,752. Pop., 5,246. Houses, 1,073.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a township, a parish, and a subdistrict" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Aston Clinton CP/AP Aylesbury RegD/PLU Buckinghamshire AncC |
Place: | Aston Clinton |
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