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.
Kirkham, township with ry. sta. (Kirkham Abbey), Weston par., East-Riding Yorkshire, on river Derwent, 5½ miles SW. of Malton and 15¾ miles NE. of York, 273 ac. (13 water), pop. 51; P.O.; contains the ruins of Kirkham Abbey (1121), consisting of the gate, a Norman doorway, the E. end of the choir, and part of the cloisters.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "township with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Weston CP/AP Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Kirkham |
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