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DENCHWORTH, a parish in Wantage district, Berks; on the river Ock and the Great Western railway, 1½ mile E of Faringdon-Road r. station, and 2¼ N by W of Wantage. Post town, Wantage. Acres, 1, 060. Real property, £1, 995. Pop., 257. Houses, 47. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged to the Hydes and the Fettiplaces. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Oxford. Value, 130.* Patron, Worcester College, Oxford. The church is ancient and cruciform, with a tower; contains some old monuments; and is good. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £9.
(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: | Denchworth Parish Wantage Poor Law Union/Registration District Berkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Denchworth |
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