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.
BESWICK, a township-chapelry in Kilnwick parish, E. R. Yorkshire; 1½ mile NW of Lockington r. station, and 6½ N by W of Beverley. It includes the hamlet of Wilfholme; and has a post office under Beverley. Acres, 1,593. Real property, £2,286. Pop., 252. Houses, 47. The property is divided among a few. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of York. Value, £65. Patron, the Master of Archbishop Holgate's grammar school. The church is good.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township-chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Beswick CP/Ch Kilnwick AP/CP Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Beswick |
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