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WARFIELD, a parish in Easthampstead district, Berks; 2½ miles NNE of Bracknell r. station, and 5 ENE of Wokingham. It includes part of Bracknell, which has a head post-office; and it has a postal pillar-box under Bracknell. Acres, 3,239. Real property, £7,579. Pop. in 1851, 1,374; in 1861, 1,497. Houses, 297. The manor belongs to Lord Braybrooke. W. Park is the seat of Lord Ormathwaite. W. Hall, W. House, W. Grove, Hawthorn Hill, Brook-Hill, Wick Hill, and the Priory also are chief residences. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £200.* Patrons, the Representatives of the late Rev. R. Faithfull-The church is ancient but good. The p. curacy of Bracknell is a separate benefice. There are a national school, and charities £43.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Warfield AP/CP Easthampstead RegD/PLU Berkshire AncC |
Place: | Warfield |
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