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REMENHAM, a parish, with a village, in the district of Henley and county of Berks; on the river Thames, 1 mile N N E of Henley r. station. Post-town, Henley-on-Thames. Acres, 1, 590. Real property, £4, 139. Pop., 493. Houses, 112. The property is divided among a few. The village is called Remenham Hill, presents a very picturesque appearance, and has a handsome stonebridge over the Thames. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £450.* Patron, Jesus College, Oxford. The church is ancient but good, and has a singularly-formed chancel. There are a school, and charities £14.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Remenham Parish Berkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Remenham |
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