Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for KIRBY-GRINDALYTH

KIRBY-GRINDALYTH, a township and a parish in the district of Malton and E. R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the Wolds, 3 ½ miles ENE of Wharram r. station, and 8 ESE of New Malton. Acres, 4, 930. Real property, £5, 199. Pop., 249. Houses, 36.—The parish contains also the townships of Thirkleby and Duggleby; and its post town is Sledmere, under York. Acres, o, 979. Real property, £8, 852. Pop., 571. Houses, 96. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, not reported. Patron, Sir T. Sykes, Bart. The church is ancient but good; has a tower and spire; and contains sedilia, a piscina, and an ancient font. There is a natonal school.


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

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Feature Description: "a township and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Kirby Grindalythe AP/CP       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Kirby Grindalythe

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