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name and ‘tun’ being the Saxon word for farmstead and later hamlet, or village - so
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1290:Marsh Court
1255:Little Down
1200:Hillyfields
1060:Braishfield
1030:Anna Valley
998:Abbotts Ann
965:Test Valley
862:10 February
524:RAF Andover
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1370:Pill Heath
1310:Mottisfont
1275:Longparish
1250:Linkenholt
1165:Frenchmoor
1110:East Anton
1085:Chilbolton
1055:Bossington
993:Abbotswood
650:21 January
626:References
486:Race track
438:King James
336:runs from
292:51°12′28″N
135:South East
66:Population
1375:Plaitford
1345:Palestine
1280:Longstock
1270:Lockerley
1220:Kimbridge
1195:Hatherden
1170:Fullerton
1125:East Dean
1105:Dunbridge
1100:Crampmoor
1095:Clanville
1065:Broughton
1035:Appleshaw
969:Hampshire
528:Lysanders
460:house at
376:in 1899.
366:basilican
326:A303 road
295:1°35′00″W
281:Hampshire
229:Ambulance
169:Post town
117:Hampshire
56:Hampshire
1524:Category
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1499:Wherwell
1454:Thruxton
1432:Smannell
1427:Shootash
1405:Redenham
1400:Red Rice
1335:Nursling
1240:Leckford
1205:Houghton
1190:Grateley
1185:Gore End
1160:Foxcotte
1140:Faccombe
1075:Charlton
1070:Buckholt
1045:Awbridge
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1008:Ampfield
514:Airfield
322:Thruxton
91:District
82:SU292455
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1494:Weyhill
1449:Tangley
1380:Quarley
1305:Monxton
1225:Kimpton
1175:Fyfield
1145:Finkley
1019:Andover
973:England
539:Whitley
393:knights
370:Bacchus
344:History
330:Andover
276:England
173:ANDOVER
151:England
145:Country
1484:Wellow
1411:Romsey
1155:Forton
1115:Embley
1013:Amport
205:Police
127:Region
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