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Vine, The, seat, Basingstoke par., Hants, 3 miles N. of Basingstoke; was built by Lord Sandys in 1550, and passed to the Chutes in 1654; is said to derive its name from standing on the spot where the Romans first grew the vine in England.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "seat" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
| Administrative units: | Basingstoke Parish Hampshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | THE VINE | VINE | VINE THE |
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