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BOULBY, a hamlet in Easington parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 9 miles E of Guisborough. Extensive alum-works have been in operation here since 1615. An old edifice, now a farmhouse, was the seat of the Conyerses.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Boulby |
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