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Fareham, small port, market town, hundred, and par. with ry. sta., S. Hants, at NW. extremity of Portsmouth harb., 84 miles SW. of London--hundred and par., 6386 ac., pop. 7183; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Monday. Fareham has shipbuilding, brick-making, and some mfrs. of earthenware; also, trade in corn, coal, ropes, and timber.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "small port, market town, hundred, and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
| Administrative units: | Fareham Parish Fareham Hundred Hampshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Fareham |
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