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GILES (St.), a parish and a sub-district in Reading district, Berks. The parish comprises Whitley hamlet and part of the borough of Reading. Acres, 2, 538. Real property, £32, 892; of which £870 are in gas-works. Pop. in 1851, 8, 456; in 1861, 10, 200. Houses, 2, 030. Pop. of the part in Reading borough in 1851, 7, 817; in 1861, 9, 456. Houses, 1,877. The increase of pop. was caused mainly by the extension of railway communication. See Reading. The sub-district is conterminate with the parish.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Reading St Giles Parish St Giles Registration Sub-District Reading Poor Law Union/Registration District Berkshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | GILES ST | ST GILES |
| Place: | Reading |
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