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BERKHAMPSTEAD (Great), or Berkhampstead-St. Peter, a parish, containing most of the Post Town of Berkhampstead, in the district of Berkhampstead, Herts. Acres, 4,250. Real property, with Friesden, £13,300. Rated property of B. alone, £12,538. Pop., 3,585. Houses, 738. The property is much divided. Berkhampstead Place is a chief residence. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £434.* Patron, Prince of Wales. Dr. Cowper, chaplain to George II., and father of Cowper the poet, was rector.
(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: | Berkhampstead Parish Berkhampstead Urban Parish Hertfordshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | BERKHAMPSTEAD | BERKHAMPSTEAD GREAT | BERKHAMPSTEAD GREAT OR BERKHAMPSTEAD ST PETER | BERKHAMPSTEAD ST PETER | GREAT BERKHAMPSTEAD |
| Place: | Berkhamsted |
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