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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.
MANFIELD, a township and a parish in Darlington district and N. R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the river Tees at the boundary with Durham, 2½ miles SSE of Piercebridge r. station, and 4¼ WSW of Darlington; and has a post office under Darlington. Acres, 2,782. Real property, £3,430. Pop., 351. Houses, 74. The Parish contains also the township of Cliffe, and comprises 3,455 acres. Real property, £4,473. Pop., 405. Houses, 83. The property is divided chiefly between two. The Manor belongs to R. B. Wilson, Esq. The parish is a meet for the Raby hounds. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £466. * Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is ancient; was restored, at much cost, in 1855; and has a tower, a rich E window, and a white stone font. There are an endowed school with £30 a year, and charities about £15. A new school-house was built in 1857..
(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: | Manfield Tn/CP/AP Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Manfield |
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