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BRIGHTWELL-BALDWIN, or Britwell-Baldwin, a parish in Henley district, Oxford: 2¼ miles W by N of Watlington, and 8 NNE of Wallingford-Road r. station. It includes the liberty of Cadwell; and its Post Town is Cuxham, under Tetsworth. Acres, 1,660. Real property, £2,181. Pop., 277. Houses, 55. Brightwell house is the seat of F.-L. Austen, Esq. The parish is a resort of sportsmen. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £386.* Patron, Mrs. L. S. Norton. The church is fine decorated English, with rich perpendicular tower; and contains tombs of the Carletons. There are a national school, and charities £28. Bishops Westfaling and Paul were rectors.
(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: | Brightwell Baldwin Parish Henley Poor Law Union/Registration District Oxfordshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | BRIGHTWELL BALDWIN | BRIGHTWELL BALDWIN OR BRITWELL BALDWIN | BRITWELL BALDWIN |
| Place: | Brightwell Baldwin |
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