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GILSTON, a parish in Ware district, Herts; on an affluent of the river Stort, near the boundary with Essex, 2 miles N of Burnt Mill r. station, and 3½ WSW of Sawbridgeworth. Post town, Harlow. Acres, 980. Real property, £2, 274. Pop., 270. Houses, 51. The property is divided among a few. Gilston Park belonged to the Plumers, and passed to the Wards. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £241.* Patron, the Bishop of Rochester. The church is ancient but good, and has a tower and spire. Charities, £6.
(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: | Gilston Parish Ware Poor Law Union/Registration District Hertfordshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Gilston |
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