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.
KIRK-LEAVINGTON, a township and a parish in the district of Stockton and N. R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the river Leaven, adjacent to the Northeastern railway, 2 miles NNE of Pickton-Junction r. station, and 3 SSE of Yarm. Acres, 2, 161. Real property, £2, 618. Pop., 182. Houses, 36.—The parish contains also the townships of Castle-Leavington, Pickton, and Low Worsall. Post town, Yarm. Acres, 5, 449. Real property, £6, 275. Pop., 543. Houses, 105. The property is subdivided. An old castle was at CastleLeavington. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of York. Value, £100. Patron, the Archbishop of York. The church is very old. There are a national school, and charities £8.
(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: | Kirk Leavington CP/AP Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Kirk Leavington |
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