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But also in the William books by Richmal Crompton with their between-the-wars description and depiction of English country life: the stream, the wood, the vicarage.
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Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Young Alfred Tennyson grew up in a similarly provincial bit of England, tucked away in his father’s vicarage on a remote part of the east coast of England in a village of fewer than a hundred souls.
—Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
This former vicarage, built in 1876, is considered one of Sweden’s most haunted houses.
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
Neighbors fear ‘screaming, shouting, and splashing’ The Sun first reported that Horner and Halliwell had sent off planning permission last year to build a 40ft x 16ft swimming pool at their vicarage house residence, which Horner bought for £2 million ($2.5 million) in 2006.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 27 Mar. 2024
Isotope dating studies of the bodies in the vicarage charnel mound found wide disparities.
—Joshua Levine, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2022
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Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Young Alfred Tennyson grew up in a similarly provincial bit of England, tucked away in his father’s vicarage on a remote part of the east coast of England in a village of fewer than a hundred souls.
—Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
This former vicarage, built in 1876, is considered one of Sweden’s most haunted houses.
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
Neighbors fear ‘screaming, shouting, and splashing’ The Sun first reported that Horner and Halliwell had sent off planning permission last year to build a 40ft x 16ft swimming pool at their vicarage house residence, which Horner bought for £2 million ($2.5 million) in 2006.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 27 Mar. 2024
Isotope dating studies of the bodies in the vicarage charnel mound found wide disparities.
—Joshua Levine, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2022
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“Vicarage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vicarage. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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vicarage
noun
vic·ar·age
ˈvik-(ə-)rij 
: a vicar's home
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