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ALBURY, a parish in Bishop-Stortford district, Herts; on the river Ash, 4 miles W of Stanstead r. station, and 4½ NW of Bishop-Stortford. It has a post office under Ware; and a fair is held in it, at Putmore-Heath, on 17 July. Acres, 3,182. Real property, £5,375. Pop., 700. Houses, 147. The property shows pleasant scenery, and is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £300.* Patron, the Treasurer of St. Paul's. The church contains a brass of Sir R. Verney, and a tomb of De la Lee of Albury Hall. Charities, £19.
(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: | Albury AP/CP Bishops Stortford RegD/PLU Hertfordshire AncC |
Place: | Albury |
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