Searching for "LITTLE ADDINGTON"

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    Place name County Entry Source
    Addington, Great and Little Northamptonshire Addington, Great and Little , 2 pars. and seat, N. Northamptonsh., on r. Nene, 4½ m. SW. of Thrapston -- G. A., 1230 ac., pop. 316; L. A., 1170 ac., pop. 340. Bartholomew
    ADDINGTON (Little) Northamptonshire ADDINGTON (Little) , a parish in Thrapston district, Northampton; immediately S of Great Addington, and also near Ringstead r. station. Post Imperial
    CANTERBURY Kent
    Surrey
    Addington, Bexley, Croydon, Cudham, Dartford, Erith, Hayes, Horton-Kirby, Orpington, Sutton-at-Home, West-Wickham, and Wilmington; and the p. curacies of Bexley-Heath, Bromley, Trinity-Bromley, Sidcup, St. Mary-Cray, Crocken-Hill, Southend-Croyden, Broadgreen-Croyden, Croyden-Common, Norwood-Croyden, South Norwood-Croyden, Shirley-Croyden, Downe, Farnborough, and Lamorbey. The deanery of North Malling includes the rectories of Addington, Allington, Barming, Ditton, Hunton, Leybourne, Mereworth, Netthestead, West Barming, Offham, West Peckham, and Trotterscliffe; the vicarages of Birling, East Farleigh, West Farleigh, Hadlow, East Malling, West Malling, East Peckham, Ryarsh, Teston, Wateringbury, and Yalding; the p. curacies of New Hythe Imperial
    Little Addington Northamptonshire Little Addington , 4½ m. SW. of Thrapston, Northamptonshire; P.O. See ADDINGTON, GREAT, &c. Bartholomew
    LONDON London
    London
    Addington, Banstead, Barnes, Beddington, Carshalton, Cheam, Chessington, Coulsdon, Croydon, Cuddington, East Moulsey, Epsom, Ewell, Farley, Ham-with-Hatch, Hook, Kew, Kingstonupon-Thames, Long Ditton, Malden, Merton, Mitcham, Morden, Mortlake, Petersham, Richmond, Sanderstead, Sutton, Thames-Ditton, Wallington, Warlingham, West Moulsey, Wimbledon, and Woodmansterne; those in Kent are Beckenhani, Bexley, Bromley, Chislehurst, Crayford, Down, East Wicklham, Erith, Farnborough, Foots-Cray, H ayes, Keston, North Cray, Orpington, St. Mary Cray, St. Paul Cray, and West Wickham; those in Essex are Barking, Chigwell, Chingford, Dagenham, East Hain, Little Imperial
    MARGATE Kent Addington-square; a Baptist chapel, near Cross-street; a Wesleyan chapel, and a Brethren's chapel, In Hawley-square; and a Roman Catholic chapel, in Princes-crescent. A building contiguous to the pier, to serve as a place of worship on Sunday and as a readingroom during the week, was projected, under the auspices of the Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1862. A charity school gives education to about 400 children. A national school is connected with St. John's church; an infant school, with new building erected in 1866, adjoins the national school; a Church of England school Imperial
    NORTHAMPTON Northamptonshire Addington, West, and Woolsten, the dis-senter Browne who founded the sect of Brownists, and the enthusiast Fisher who went to Rome to convert the Pope, were natives; and the family of Compton take from the town the titles of Earl and Marquis. Structure and Antiquities. —The town stands on agentle ascent, on the left bank of the Nen; and has charming environs, adorned with wood, and gemmed with mansions and villas. It comprises two principalstreets, spacious and regular, nearly a mile in length, intersecting each other at right angles, and dividing it into four nearly equal parts; includes Imperial
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