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Shirburn, par. and vil., Oxfordshire, 1 mile NE. of Watlington and 6 miles S. of Thame, 2421 ac., pop. 313; Shirburn Castle (1332), the seat of the Earl of Macclesfield, succeeded an older fortress, which was the meeting-place (1321) of the insurgent barons under the Earl of Lancaster. Shurburn Hill is a projection of the Chilterns.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Shirburn Parish Oxfordshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Shirburn |
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