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BAGLEY-WOOD, an extra-parochial tract in Abing don district, Berks; 3 miles S of Oxford. Acres, 390. Pop., 8. Houses, 3. A spot here, on Chilswell farm, was the site of the original Abingdon abbey; and an other spot, on the top of a hill, commands a splendid view of Oxford.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "an extra-parochial tract" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Berkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Bagley Wood |
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