Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for OCK

OCK, a hundred in Berks; taking name from the river Ock; and comprising eleven parishes, and parts offour others. Acres, 24, 750. Pop. in 1851, 7, 445; in 1861, 7, 198. Houses, 1, 630.


(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: Berkshire Ancient County
Place: Ock

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