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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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BROTHERTON, a township and a parish in Pontefract district, W. R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the river Aire, and on the York and North Midland railway, 3 miles NNE of Pontefract; and has a post office under South Milford. Acres, 798. Real property, £3,071. Pop., 1,333. Houses, 306. The parish contains also the townships of Sutton and Byrome. Acres, 2,190. Real property, £5,283. Pop., 1,449. Houses, 326. The property is much subdivided. A plot of ground near the church was the site of a house in which Thomas de Brotherton, son of Edward I. and ancestor of the Dukes of Norfolk, was born while his mother was with a hunting party. Limestone of superior quality is found. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £192.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of York. The church is very good; and there are three dissenting chapels, a national school, and charities £12.
(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: | Brotherton CP/AP Pontefract RegD/PLU Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Brotherton |
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