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ALDBURY, a parish in Berkhampstead district, Herts; under the Chiltern hills, 1 mile E of Tring r. station, and 3¼ NNE of Berkhampstead. It has a post office under Tring. Acres, 2,071. Real property, £2,902. Pop., 848. Houses, 179. The manor was possessed by the Verneys, the Andersons, and the Hydes; and now belongs to the Duke of Leeds. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £448.* Patron, Earl Brownlow. The church is early English, with a square embattled tower; and contains some ancient tombs. Charities, £26 and poors' cottages.
(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: | Aldbury Parish Berkhampstead Poor Law Union/Registration District Hertfordshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Aldbury |
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