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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
GRASSINGTON, a township and a sub-district in Skipton district, W. R. Yorkshire. The township is in Linton parish; lies on the river Wharfe, 8¾ miles N of Skipton town and r. station; and has a post office‡ under Skipton, a worsted mill, a weekly market on Wednesday, and fairs on 4 March, 24 April, 29 June, and 26 Sept. Acres, 5, 714. Real property, £15, 665; of which £10, 180 are in mines. Pop. in 1851 1, 138; in 1861 1, 015. Houses, 240. The decrease of pop. was occasioned by reduction of employment at a cotton factory. Grassington House is a chief residence. Grassington Moor is rich in minerals; and a ton of lead ore there sometimes yields 1, 600 lbs. of lead, but is poor in silver. There are chapels for Independents, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists, national schools, and a mechanics' institute. -The sub-district includes three other townships of Linton parish, and five of Burnsall. Acres, 27, 571. Pop., 2, 764. Houses, 620.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Grassington Tn/CP Skipton RegD/PLU Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Grassington |
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