Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for MONKHILL

MONKHILL, a township in Pontefract parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the E side of Castle-hill, adjoining Pontefract. Acres, 4. Pop., 66. Houses, 14. The Grange of St. John's priory was formerly here.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Monkhill CP/Tn       Pontefract AP/CP       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Monkhill

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