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Hempstead.-- par. and vil., W. Essex, 6½ miles SE. of Saffron Walden, 3591 ac., pop. 631; P.O.; Dr William Harvey (1578-1657), the discoverer of the circulation of the blood, is buried here.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Hempstead Parish Essex Ancient County |
| Place: | Hempstead |
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