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MORETON, a hundred in Berks; bounded, on the E, by the river Thames, which separates it from Oxfordshire; and containing Ashampstead parish, N and S Moreton parishes, ten other parishes, and parts of two others. Acres, 2,264. Pop. in 1851,5,941; in 1861, 6,487. Houses, 1,419.
(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: | Moreton |
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