Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for CLEASBY

CLEASBY, a parish in the district of Darlington and N. R. Yorkshire; on the river Tees, at the boundary with Durham, near the York and Berwick railway, 2½ miles WSW of Darlington. It has a post office under Darlington. Acres, 970. Real property, £2, 079. Pop., 189. Houses, 40. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £188.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Ripon. The church was built by Bishop Robinson, a native; and is good.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Cleasby Ch/AP/CP       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Cleasby

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