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SIMPSON, or Sympson, a village and a parish in Newport-Pagnell district, Bucks. The village stands on the river Ouzeland the Grand Junction canal, 1½ mile N of Fenny-Stratford, and 2 NE of Bletchley r. station. The parish contains also part of Fenny-Stratford, which has a post-office under Bletchley Station. Acres, 1,330. Rated property, £3,360. Pop., 562. Houses, 124. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £330.* Patron, Sir J. Hanmer, Bart. The church is plain. There are a Methodist chapel, and charities £70.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Simpson Parish Newport Pagnell Poor Law Union/Registration District Buckinghamshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | SIMPSON | SIMPSON OR SYMPSON | SYMPSON |
| Place: | Simpson |
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