A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
WESTOW, a township, a parish, and a sub-district, in Malton district and E. R. Yorkshire. The township lies adjacent to the river Derwent, 1½ mile ESE of Kirkham r. station, and 5½ SSW of New Malton. Real property, £1,876. Pop., 409. Houses, 77. The parish includes three other townships, and comprises 2,917 acres. Post town, Kirkham, under York. Pop., 635. Houses, 123. The manor belongs to G. S. Foljambe, Esq. Limestone is quarried. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £300.* Patron, the Archbishop of York-The church, excepting the tower, was rebuilt in 1864. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a parochial school, and charities £10.—The sub-district contains 7 parishes and two parts. Acres, 22,969. Pop., 2,952. Houses, 575.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township, a parish, and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Westow AP/CP Westow SubD Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Westow |
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