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POWDER, a hundred in the centre of Cornwall; formerly cut into two divisions, E and W; now cut intothree divisions, E, W, and Tywardreath: and containing St. Austell parish, and 37 other parishes. Acres, 143, 782. Pop. in 1851, 58, 261; in 1861, 60,024. Houses, 12, 296.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hundred" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Cornwall Ancient County |
| Place: | Powder |
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