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GODSHILL, a tything and a political parish, in Fordingbridge district, Hants. The tything is in. Fordingbridge parish; lies 1 mile W of Fordingbridge town; and has remains of an ancient encampment, defended, on the one side, by a natural steep acclivity, -on the other, by a double trench and ramparts. Pop. in 1851, 82. The political parish was formed under the Act 20 Vict. c. 19; includes the tything; and comprehends also six otherwise extra-parochial places, called Godshill, Godshill-Wood, New Grounds, Mudmore, Amberwood, and Ashley Lodge. Pop. in 1861, 255. Houses, 63.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a tything and a political parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Fordingbridge Poor Law Union/Registration District Hampshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Godshill |
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