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SANDLEFORD-PRIORY, an extra-parochial tract in Newbury district, Berks; on the river Enbourn, 2 miles S of Newbury. Real property, £775; of which £10 are in fisheries. Pop., 49. Houses, 9. An Augustinianpriory was founded here in 1200, by Geoffrey, Earl of Perche; and was unexed, in 1480, to the Collegiatechurch of Windsor. A modern mansion, called Sandleford Priory, was the residence of Mrs. Montague, ofliterary celebrity; includes a dining-room, formed out of the chapel of the ancient priory; and is now the seat of Lord Rokeby.
(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: | Newbury Poor Law Union/Registration District Berkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Sandleford |
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