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HAILEYBURY, or HALEYBURY, an estate on the SE border of Herts; 1 mile N of Hoddesdon. It comprises 70 acres; was made, in 1805, the site of a college, for the East India Company s cadets; was sold, in 1861, for £15, 200; and was then to be converted into freehold land allotments.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "an estate" (ADL Feature Type: "land parcels") |
| Administrative units: | Hertfordshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | HAILEYBURY | HAILEYBURY OR HALEYBURY | HALEYBURY |
| Place: | Haileybury |
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