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WANSFORD, a township in Nafferton parish, E. R. Yorkshire; 3 miles ESE of Great Driffield. It has a post-office under Driffield, a church of 1867, a Wesleyan chapel, and a cotton and carpet manufactory. Acres, 800. Real property, £1,391. Pop., 224. Houses, 48.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Nafferton CP/AP Wansford CP/Tn Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Wansford |
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