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Cherhill, par., N. Wilts, 3 miles SE. of Calne, 1817 ac., pop. 290; P.O. On the side of a chalk hill is the figure of a horse, cut in the turf, 127 ft. long, and visible 20 or 30 miles.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Cherhill Ch/CP Wiltshire AncC |
Place: | Cherhill |
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