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HARLETON, or HARLESTON, a parish in Chesterton district, Cambridgeshire; on a Roman road, near the river Rhea, 3 miles W of Harston r. station, and 6 SW of Cambridge. Post-town, Cambridge. Acres, 1,100. Real property, £1,632. Pop., 302. Houses, 63. The property is divided among a few. The parish is a meet for the Cambridgeshire hounds. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £420.* Patron, Jesus College, Cambridge. The church is good; and there are a national school, and charities £35.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Harlton Parish Chesterton Poor Law Union/Registration District Cambridgeshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | HARLESTON | HARLETON | HARLETON OR HARLESTON |
| Place: | Harlton |
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