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ABBERTON, a parish in Lexden district, Essex; on the river Roman, 5 miles south of Colchester r. station. It has a post office under Colchester. Acres, 1,067. Real property, £1,574. Pop., 269. Houses, 59. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £289.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is plain but good; and there is a Wesleyan chapel.
(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: | Abberton Parish Lexden and Winstree Poor Law Union/Registration District Essex Ancient County |
| Place: | Abberton |
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