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PENTON-MEWSEY, a parish in Andover district, Hants; 2¾ miles W N W of Andover r. station. It has a post-office under Andover. Acres, 1,044. Real property, £2,093. Pop., 277. Houses, 64. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £315.* Patron, the Rev. J. Constable. The church is ancient, was recently restored, and has a fine bell-turret. There are a freeschool and charities £9.
(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: | Penton Mewsey Parish Hampshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Penton Mewsey |
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