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St. Peter's ChurchThe Old Parish Church of Farnborough in Hampshire.Earliest History Farnborough parish, part of Crondall Hundred, was bequeathed by Alfred the Great, King of Wessex, to his nephew Ethelm in 901, though later in the 10th century, the manor was held by the Bishop and monks at Winchester.
After the Arrival of the Military Camp After 1854, when the Aldershot Military Camp was started and barracks were built at North Camp, the population of Farnborough increased rapidly.
Early Thirteenth Century Wall Paintings ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: We are deeply grateful to Miss Ann Ballantyne of St. Paul's Road, Richmond, Surrey, for producing the valuable commentary on the wall paintings at St Peter's Old Parish Church, Farnborough, Hampshire March 1989.
The Farnborough Parish Register How the parish register was introduced to the parish of Farnborough.
The Parish Vestry The History of the Parish Vestry.
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