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TUNSTALL, a township, a parish, and a sub-district, in the district and county of Lancaster. The township lies near the confluence of the rivers Lune and Greta, 3 miles S by W of Kirkby-Lonsdale r. station. Acres 1,077. Real property, £1,550. Pop., 138. Houses, 27. The parish contains three other townships, and comprises 9,224 acres. Post town, Kirkby-Lonsdale, under Burton, Westmoreland. Pop., 803. Houses, 142. T. Manor belongs to R. T. North, Esq. Thurland Castle, Burrow Hall, and Leck Hall, are chief residences. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £332.* Patron, N. Burton, Esq. The church is later English, and was repaired in 1850. The p. curacy of Leck is a separate benefice. There are two endowed schools with £30 and £50.The sub-district includes Ireby township, and comprises 11,034 acres. Pop., 916. Houses, 162.
(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: | Tunstal AP/CP Tunstall SubD Lancashire AncC |
Place: | Tunstal |
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