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BOARHUNT, a parish in Fareham district, Hants; on the N slope of Portsdown Hill, 2 miles NE of Fareham r. station. Post Town, Fareham. Acres, 1,938. Real property, £1,536. Pop., 267. Houses, 51. Portsdown Hill has an altitude of 447 feet; commands brilliant views; and is crowned by an obelisk to the memory of Lord Nelson. The living is a donative, with Southwick, in the diocese of Winchester. Value, not reported. Patron, T. Thystlethwaite, Esq. The church is transition Norman, or possibly Saxon; but has been restored.
(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: | Boarhunt Parish Fareham Poor Law Union/Registration District Hampshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Boarhunt |
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