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PETERBOROUGH, or Nassaburgh, a hundred in the N E of Northampton; containing Peterborough parish, twenty-five other parishes, and part of another. Acres, 49, 525. Pop. in 1851, 18, 347; in 1861, 21, 287. Houses, 4, 404.
(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: | Northamptonshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | NASSABURGH | PETERBOROUGH | PETERBOROUGH OR NASSABURGH |
| Place: | Peterborough |
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