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PEASEMORE, a village and a parish in Wantage district, Berks. The village stands 3¾ miles S W by S of East Ilsley, and 7 N of Newbury r. station; and has a post-office under Newbury. The parish comprises 2,048acres. Real property, £3, 243. Pop., 332. Houses, 75. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Eyre, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £800.* Patron,Eyre, Esq. The church was rebuilt in 1842, but retains thetower and spire of the previous church. There are a Primitive Methodist chapel and a national school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Peasemore Parish Wantage Poor Law Union/Registration District Berkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Peasemore |
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