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EAST, a hundred in Cornwall. It lies along the boundary with Devon, from the neighbourhood of Fox-hole to the sea; measures 30 miles south-southeastward, and 11 miles in extreme breadth; and is cut into three divisions, north, middle, and south. Acres of the n. div., 54, 432; of the m. div., 38, 081; of the s. div., 37, 154. Pop. of the whole, 44, 899. Houses, 8, 433.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hundred" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Cornwall Ancient County |
| Place: | the East |
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