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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.
COVERHAM, a township and a parish in Leyburn district, N. R. Yorkshire. The township bears the name of Coverham-cum-Agglethorpe; lies on the river Cover, 2 miles SW of Middleham, and 4 SSW of Leyburn r. station; and includes the hamlets or villages of Cotiscue, Tupgill, Ashgill, Brecongill, and Bird-Ridding. Acres, 1, 090. Real property, £2, 114. Pop., 220. Houses, 27. The parish contains also the townships of Caldbridge, West Scrafton, Carlton, Carlton-Highdale, and Melmerby; and its Post towns are Middleham and Carlton, both under Bedale. Acres, 21, 726. Real property, £9, 270. Pop., 1, 191. Houses, 240. The property is much subdivided. Much of the surface is hill and moor. A small Premonstratensian priory was founded here, in 1215, by Ralph Fitz-Robert; and some small but interesting remains of it exist, adjoined to a handsome modern residence. The living is a vicarage, united with the p. curacy of Horsehouse, in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £220.* Patron, T. Topham, Esq. The church has a tower, and is good; and there are charities £91.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Coverham CP/AP Leyburn RegD/PLU Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Coverham |
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