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WESTON (Old), a parish, with a scattered village, in the district of Thrapston and county of Huntingdon; 8 miles N of Kimbolton r. station. It has a post-office under St. Neots. Acres, 2,012. Real property, £2,364. Pop., 426. Houses, 93. The property is much sub-divided. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to Brington. The church is ancient but good, and has a tower and spire. There are a Wesleyan chapel and a national school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish, with a scattered village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Old Weston AP/Ch/CP Huntingdonshire AncC |
Place names: | OLD WESTON | WESTON | WESTON OLD |
Place: | Old Weston |
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