A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
MELBOURNE, or MELBURN, a township in Thornton parish, E. R. Yorkshire; on the Pocklington canal, 4 ½ miles SW of Pocklington. It has a post office under York, and a Wesleyan chapel. Acres, 3,130. Real property, £3,198. Pop., 568. Houses, 119.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Yorkshire AncC |
| Place names: | MELBOURNE | MELBOURNE OR MELBURN | MELBURN |
| Place: | Melbourne |
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