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.
HUGGATE, a village and a parish in Pocklington district, E. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on the Wolds, 4¼ miles SSW of Sledmere and Fimber r. station, and 7 NE of Pocklington; and has a post office under York, and a well 348 feet deep. The parish comprises 6, 500 acres. Real property, £6, 185. Pop., 589. Houses, 109. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to James Christie, Esq. Danish earthworks and numerous barrows are on the hills. Races used to be run in J-n y. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £449.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor, The church is good, and has a tower and spire. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists, and a national school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Huggate AP/CP Pocklington RegD/PLU Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Huggate |
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