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MELCHET PARK, an extra-parochial tract in Alderbury district, Wilts; 9½ miles SE of Salisbury. Acres, 830. Pop. 31. It was formerly a royal forest; was pur.chased in 1783 by Alexander Baring, afterwards Lord Ashburton; contains a mansion on an elevated site, commanding an extensive and charming view; and has, on an eminence, a Hondo temple, erected in 1800, after designs by Daniel, to the memory of Warren Hastings.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "an extra-parochial tract" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Salisbury Poor Law Union/Registration District Wiltshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Melchet Park |
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