Searching for "FARNLEY"

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    Unit Name Type of Unit Containing Unit (and Type)
    FARNLEY Manor LEEDS AP/CP (Parish-level Unit)
    FARNLEY Manor OTLEY AP/CP/Tn (Parish-level Unit)
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    Place name County Entry Source
    ALMONDBURY Yorkshire Farnley-Tyas. Acres, 4,208. Pop., 11,063. Houses, 2,376. The parish, in addition to this subdistrict, comprises the subdistricts Imperial
    Farnley Yorkshire Farnley .-- township (ry. sta. Wortley and Farnley), Leeds par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, in S W. of bor. of Leeds Bartholomew
    Farnley Yorkshire Farnley , township, in par. and 2 miles NE. of Otley, E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 1959 ac., pop. 139; contains Bartholomew
    FARNLEY Yorkshire FARNLEY , a township-chapelry in Otley parish, W. R. Yorkshire; near the river Wharfe, 2 miles NNE of Otley, and 3¾ NW of Arthington Imperial
    FARNLEY Yorkshire FARNLEY , a chapelry in Leeds parish, W. R. Yorkshire; within Leeds parliamentary borough, 2 miles W of Churwell r. station Imperial
    FARNLEY-HEY Yorkshire FARNLEY-HEY , a hamlet in Almondbury parish, W. R. Yorkshire; near Almondbury village. Imperial
    Farnley Tyas Yorkshire Farnley Tyas , township, Almondbury par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 3 miles SE. of Huddersfield, 1785 ac., pop. 614. Bartholomew
    FARNLEY-TYAS Yorkshire FARNLEY-TYAS , a township-chapelry in Almondbury parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 1½ mile E by N of Berry-Brow Imperial
    HUDDERSFIELD Yorkshire Farnley-Tyas; the sub-district of Kirkheaton, conterminate with Kirkheaton parish; and the sub-district of Lockwood, all in Almondbury Imperial
    HUNSLET, or Hunfleet Yorkshire Farnley townships in Leeds parish, and Gildersome township in Batley parish. Acres, 35,272. Poor rates, in 1862, £33,187. Pop. in 1851, 82,437; in 1861, 102,649. Houses Imperial
    LEEDS Yorkshire Farnley, and Headingley withBurley, in Hunslet district; and, as already noted, it is conterminate with the borough. It was ecclesiastically Imperial
    OTLEY Yorkshire Farnley, Newall-with-Clifton, and Little Timble. Acres, 22, 799. Real property, £53, 990; of which £124 are in quarries Imperial
    Woodsome Hall Yorkshire Farnley Tyas township, Almondbury par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, ½ mile W. of Fenay Bridge sta. and 3 miles Bartholomew
    WOODSOME-LEES Yorkshire WOODSOME-LEES , a hamlet in Farnley-Tyas township, W. R. Yorkshire; 3 miles SE of Huddersfield. Imperial
    Wortley Yorkshire Farnley), Leeds par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on SW. side and wholly within bor. of Leeds, 1054 ac., pop. 23,530. Manufactures Bartholomew
    WORTLEY Yorkshire Establishment in 1813.—The sub-district includes Farnley, Armley, and Gildersome townships; and comprises 5,053 acres. Pop., 24,557. Houses, 5,317. Imperial
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