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The Rectory

Other OS name in the Parish of Houghton on the Hill

Historical Forms

  • The Rectory House 1825 Terrier
  • the Parsonage House 1690 Terrier

Etymology

, 1877White ; it is The Rectory House 1825Terrier , v. rectory. Note earlier the Parsonage House 1690 Terrier , the Parsonage howse c.1700, 1707 (18) ib , v. personage .