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FULMER, a village and a parish in Eton district, Bucks. The village stands 3¾ miles NNE of Slough r. station, and 4½ ESE of Beaconsfield; is a very pretty place; and has been much improved by J. Kaye, Esq. of Fulmer House. The parish includes also the village of Gerrard's Cross, which has a post office under Slough. Acres, 1,886. Real property, £2, 530. Pop., 351. Houses, 79. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £285.* Patrons, the Dean and Canons of Windsor. The church was built by Sir Marmaduke Darell in 1610; contains his tomb and helmet; and is in good condition. The p. curacy of Gerrard's Cross is a separate charge. There are a national school and charities £23.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Fulmer Parish Eton Poor Law Union/Registration District Buckinghamshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Fulmer |
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