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BOURTON, a tything in Shrivenham parish, Berks; on the Wilts and Berks canal, and on the Great Western railway, about a mile from Shrivenham station. Real property, £2,545. Pop., 328. Houses, 72. A church was built here in 1861, in the geometric style There are also a Baptist chapel, a neat free school, and six alms-houses.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a tything" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Bourton Parish Shrivenham Parish Berkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Bourton |
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