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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.
Rivaulx (or Rievaulx), township, Helmsley par., North-Riding Yorkshire, on river Rye, 2½ miles NW. of Helmsley, 5311 ac., pop. 227; the name is a corruption of Rye Vale; Rivaulx Abbey, a fine example of the earliest English style, and one of the most beautiful ruins in Yorkshire, was founded in 1131.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Helmsley AP/CP Yorkshire AncC |
| Place names: | RIEVAULX | RIVAULX | RIVAULX OR RIEVAULX |
| Place: | Rievaulx |
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