Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for DRINGHOUSES

DRINGHOUSES, a township-chapelry in St. Mary-Bishophill-Senior, Holy Trinity-Micklegate, and Acomb parishes, E. R. and W. R. Yorkshire; on the Midland railway, 1½ mile SW of York. It was constituted in 1853. Post town, York. Acres, 751. Rated property, £3, 074. Pop., 400. Houses, 80. The property is divided among a few. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of York. Value, £127. Patron, Dr. Wilkinson. The church is good; and there is a Wesleyan chapel.


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

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Feature Description: "a township-chapelry"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Yorkshire AncC
Place: Dringhouses

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