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COMPTON-BEAUCHAMP, a parish in Faringdon district, Berks; on the Ridgeway, adjacent to the Berks and Wilts canal and the Great Western railway, 2¾ miles ESE of Shrivenham r. station, and 5¾ S by W of Faringdon. It includes the hamlet of Knighton; and its post town is Uffington, under Faringdon. Acres, 1, 453. Real property, £1, 982. Pop., 128. Houses, 26. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged to the Beauchamps. The manor-house is a moated building, with quaint old terraced garden. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £333.* Patron, Earl Craven. The church is ancient, picturesque, and good; and contains a curious ancient stone seat.
(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: | Compton Beauchamp Parish Faringdon Poor Law Union/Registration District Berkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Compton Beauchamp |
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