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NEWLAND-CUM-WOODHOUSE-MOOR, an extra-parochial tract in Wakefield district, W. R. Yorkshire; 3 miles N E of Wakefield. Pop., 78. Houses, 8. Apreceptory of the Knights-Templars was founded here in the time of King John.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "an extra-parochial tract" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Wakefield RegD/PLU Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Newland |
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