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FARLEY-CHAMBERLAYNE, a parish in Winchester district, Hants; 3¾ miles ESE of Horsebridge r. station, and 5¾ WSW of Winchester. It includes Slackstead hamlet; and its post town is Hursley, under Winchester. Acres, 1, 767. Real property, £1, 123. Pop., 179. Houses, 32. The property is divided among a few. The manor-house was the place in which Sternhold composed part of the metrical version of the Psalms. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £369.* Patron, T. Woodham, Esq. The church is a substantial structnre of flint and stone, with a square tower; and has some fine monuments to the St. John family.
(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: | Farley Chamberlayne Parish Hampshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Farley Chamberlayne |
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