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PEWSHAM, an extra-parochial tract in Chippenham district, Wilts; 1½ mile S E by S of Chippenham. Real property, £2, 772. Pop., 462. Houses, 95. The ancient royal forest of P. extended from Chippenham to Devizes.
(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: | Chippenham Poor Law Union/Registration District Wiltshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Pewsham |
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