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| BERKSHIRE |
| Buscot: Often listed as part of Oxford, the parish lies at the corner of Oxford, Berkshire, Gloucester and Wiltshire. Old English is "burh-weard + cot" and Doomsday renders it as "Boroardescote", or cottage of the fort-keeper. Eaton Hastings parish lies to the east and Coleshill to the south. 1831 pop. 416, 1851 pop. 428. |
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| CAMBRIDGE |
| Elm: 2 miles SE of Wisbeach, with Norfolk's Emneth parish to the NE. No Elm trees are grown there. It is a peculiar of the Bishop of Ely. "Eolum" in the 10th century. 1831 pop. 1,410. |
| Leverington: In the far north of the shire, 2 miles NW of Wisbeach, south of Newton parish. Norfolk's Walsoken parish lies to the east. First mentioned in 1130. Registers exist from 1558, also a peculiar of the Bishop of Ely. 1831 pop. 1,700. |
| Wisbeach: (or Wisbech.) The second largest city in Cambridge, comprised of two parishes, St. Mary to the west and St. Peter on the east and south. Once only 4 miles from the sea, now 11. "Wisbece" in the Doomsday Book. Registers exist from 1557. In 1787, the town was a center for England's anti-slavery movement. 1831 pop. 1,524 (St. Mary). |
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| KENT |
| Adisham: 2 & 3/4 miles SW of Wingham, and 1 mile south of Appleton Farm. "Adesham" in 616, "Edesham" in the Doomsday Book. Registers exist from 1539, Bridge RD. 1831 pop. 390. |
| Alkham: NW of Dover. Hawkinge lies to the SE and Capel le Ferne due south. "Ealhham" in 1100's. Registers exist from 1558, Dover RD. 1831 pop. 542. |
| Ash next Sandwich: 3 & 1/4 miles NW of Sandwich and bordered on the south by Woodnesborough. Registers exist from 1558, Eastry RD. 1831 pop. 2,140. |
| Capel le Ferne: 3 & 1/4 miles NE of Folkestone, but also on the coast. Hougham lies to the west and Alkham due north. "Capel ate Verne" in 1377, or "Chapel at the Ferns." Registers exist from 1592, Dover RD. 1831 pop. 203. |
| Deal: On the east coast of Kent, 18 miles SE of Canterbury, both a parish and a borough. "Dela" in 1158. Registers exist from 1559, Eastry RD. 1831 pop. 7,268. |
| Deptford: 4 miles E of London and south of the Thames river, the city actually comprises several parishes in Kent and Surrey. St. Paul's is the oldest, with registers available from 1563. St. Nicholas registers start in 1730. Old English for "deep ford." Mentioned in the Doomsday Book. 1831 pop. 21,350. |
| Folkestone: 37 & 1/4 miles SE of Maidstone and on the southeast coast of Kent. A small town for centuries (pop. circa 700), the city has grown in recent times. "Folcanstan" circa 697. Elham RD until 1930, now Shepway. 1831 pop. 4,296. |
| Greenwhich: The home of the Royal Navy Museum and the Royal Observatory, this borough lies 6 miles SE of London on the banks of the Thames. "Grenewic" in 964. Registers exist from 1615. 1831 pop. 24,553. |
| Herne: 5 & 3/4 miles NE of Canterbury. "Hyrnan" circa 1100. Registers exist from 1558, Blean RD. 1831 pop. 1,876. |
| Herne Bay: 1/2 mile N of Herne, and just west of Reculver on the north coast of Kent. It is not an ancient parish, but a town within Herne parish (above). |
| Hougham: 2 & 1/2 miles SW of Dover. Registers exist from 1659, Dover RD. 1831 pop. 1,151. |
| Littlebourne: 4 & 1/4 miles E of Canterbury and due west of Ickham. "Littelburne" in 696. Registers exist from 1559, Bridge RD. 1831 pop. 733. |
| Nonington: 4 & 1/4 miles SE of Wingham. Goodnestone lies to the north and Womenswould to the SE. "Nunningitun" circa 1100. Registers exist from 1525, Eastry RD. 1831 pop. 832. |
| Preston by Wingham: 2 miles N of Wingham and to the east of Wickhambreaux. Old English for "Priest's farmstead." Registers exist from 1558, Eastry RD. 1831 pop. 576. |
| Sarre: Just east of Chislet and south of St. Nicholas at Wade. "Sarrae" in 761. Thanet RD. The 1841 census is missing for this parish. |
| Seasalter: 5 & 1/4 miles NW of Canterbury and just west of Whitstable on the north coast. Old English for "Salt Works on the Sea." Registers exist from 1588, Blean RD. 1831 pop. 945. |
| Staple: 1 & 3/4 miles E of Wingham and bordered on the NW by Ash. Old English for "Wood Pillar" or "Post". Registers exist from 1544, Eastry RD. 1831 pop. 503, 1891 pop. 547. |
| Whitstable: 5 & 3/4 miles NW of Canturbury and on the north shore of Kent. Old English for "White Post." Registers exist from 1556, Blean RD. 1831 pop. 1,926. |
| Wickhambreaux: 5 miles NE of Canterbury, just south of Chislett, with Preston-by-Wingham lying to the east. "Wicheham de Brayhuse" after the "de Brayhuse" family, here in the 13th century. Registers exist from 1623, Bridge RD. 1831 pop. 486. |
| Wingham: 34 miles E of Maidstone and bordered on the W by Staple. "Uuigincggaham" in 834. Registers exist from 1568, Eastry RD. 1831 pop. 1,115. |
| Woodnesborough: 1 & 3/4 miles SW of Sandwich and just south of Ash. "Wodnesbeorge" in 1100. Registers exist from 1561, Eastry RD. 1831 pop. 822. |
| Woolwich: 8 miles SE of London and just NE of Deptford on the banks of the Thames. "Uuluuich" in 918. Registers exist from 1669. 1831 pop. 17,661. |
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| LEICESTER |
| Muston: 5 & 1/2 miles NW of Grantham and just west of Lincoln's Sedgebrook parish. The river Devon runs through town. "Mustone" in Doomsday Book. Registers exist from 1561. 1831 pop. 310. |
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| LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Allington, East: A chapelry of Sedgebrook. |
| Allington, West: 4 & 1/2 miles NW of Grantham. "Adelingetone" in Doomsday Book. Registers exist from 1559. 1831 pop. 357. |
| Barrowby: 2 miles W of Grantham. "Bergebi" in the Doomsday Book. Registers exist from 1538. 1831 pop. 697. |
| Corby: Now known as "Corby Glen" since the railway was introduced, the name means "Wooded place". It lies 33 miles SE of Lincoln on the River Glen. Registers exist from 1561. 1831 pop. 659, 1851 pop. 535, 1871 pop. 786. |
| Grantham: A large town (borough) in the west of the county, 24 miles SW of Lincoln. Registers exist from 1562. 1831 pop. 7,427. |
| Sedgebrook: 4 miles NW of Grantham and a station on the Grantham Railway in the 1800's, bordered on the SE by Barrowby, with Muston, Leic., just to the west. Registers exist from 1559. 1831 pop. 252, 1871 pop. 245. |
| Spittlegate: Also spelled "Spittalgate," it is a part of Grantham, on the south side of the city. 1831 pop. 1,063. |
| Witham on the Hill: Also known as "Witham le Hill", it lies 4 & 1/4 miles SW of Bourne and is bordered on the west by Thurlby. Registers exist from 1670. 1831 pop. 530. |
| Woolsthorp: SW of Barrowby, 6.25 miles SW of Grantham. "Wulfstansthorpe" in Old English. Registers exist from 1688. 1831 pop. 650. |
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| NORFOLK |
| Walsoken: Lies west of King's Lynn, on the border with Cambridgeshire, and adjoins the town of Wisbeach. "Walsocne" in 974. Registers exist from 1558. 1831 pop. 1,356. There was a Cholera outbreak in nearby West Walton in August, 1832. |
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| SURREY |
| Bermondsey: 1 & 1/2 miles SE of London. "Vermundesei" in 712. Registers exist from 1548. 1831 pop. 29,741. |
| East Moulsey: 3 miles NE of Walton and just south of the Thames. "Muleseg" in 672, the river Mole lies to the west and the parish name is often listed as "Molesey". Registers exist from 1668. 1831 pop. 546. |
| Kingston on Thames: 17 & 1/2 miles NE of Guildford and just south of the Thames. Registers exist from 1542. 1831 pop. 7,257. |
| Long Ditton: 2 & 1/4 miles SW of Kingston and on the banks of the Thames. Registers exist from 1564. 1831 pop. 627. |
| Rotherhithe: 1 mile SE of London, just south of the Thames. From the Old English "HrytherHyth." Registers exist from 1556. 1831 pop. 12,875. |
| Surbiton: A district and townshop just south of Kingston on Thames. Although the name extends back to as early as 1179 as "Suberton", it was for a while in the early 1800's known as Kingston-on-Railway, and changed back to Surbiton in 1852. 1831 pop. 200. |
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| RUTLAND |
| Ryhall: 2 & 1/4 miles NE of Stamford. Lincolnshire lies to the north. "Riehale" in Doomsday Book. Registers exist from 1674. 1831 pop. 569. |
Various sources used. 1831 population figures from "A Genealogical Gazetteer of England," Frank Smith, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1968, Lib. Congress 68-23458.
Early parish names from "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," A. D. Mills, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1991, ISBN 0-19-869156-4.
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