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HINTON (LITTLE), or HITON-PARVA, a parish in Highworth district, Wilts; near the boundary with Berks and near the Ridge way, 3 miles S of Shrivenham r. station, and 5 E of Swindon. It has a post office under Shrivenham. Acres, 1,815. Real property, £3, 604. Pop. in 1851, 354; in 1861, 298. Houses, 64. The pro. perty is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £444.* Patron, the Bishop of Winchester. The church is partly transition Norman, partly decorated English; and was restored in 1861. 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: | Little Hinton Parish Swindon and Highworth Poor Law Union/Registration District Wiltshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | HINTON | HINTON LITTLE | HINTON LITTLE OR HITON PARVA | HITON PARVA | LITTLE HINTON |
| Place: | Little Hinton |
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