A vision of Britain through time
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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.
WHITGIFT, a township and a parish in Goole district, W. R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the river Ouse, 4½ miles E of Goole r. station; and has a fair on 22 and 23 July. Acres, 1,309. Real property, £3,469. Pop., 315. Houses, 79. The parish contains also Ousefleet, Reedness, and Swinefleet townships,-the last of which has a post-office under Howden. Acres, 8,328. Pop., 2,298. Houses, 556. The property is much sub-divided. A fort was erected here by the royalists, in 1643, during the siege of Hull. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £287.* Patron, G. L. Yarburgh, Esq. The church is old but good. The p. curacy of Swinefleet is a separate benefice. There are five Methodist chapels, an endowed school, a national school, and charities £123.
(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: | Whitgift AP/CP Goole RegD/PLU Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Whitgift |
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