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WIDFORD, a parish in Chelmsford district, Essex; 1¾ mile SW of Chelmsford r. station. It has a post-office under Chelmsford. Acres, 692. Real property, £1,527. Pop., 257. Houses, 50. The manor, with Hylands Park, belongs to A. Pryor, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £257.* Patron, A. Pryor, Esq. The church was rebuilt in 1862.
(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: | Widford Parish Chelmsford Poor Law Union/Registration District Essex Ancient County |
| Place: | Widford |
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