Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for HOLLYM

HOLLYM, a township and a parish in Patrington district, E. R. Yorkshire. The township lies near the coast, adjacent to the Hull and Holderness railway, 1½ mile S of Withernsea r. station, and 2½. NE of Patrington. Acres, 2, 530. Real property, £3, 195. Pop., 423. Houses, 82. The parish contains also the township of Withernsea, which has a post office under Hull. Acres, of the parish, 3, 740. Real property, £4, 529. Pop., 623. Houses, 126. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to the Rev.Sykes. The living is a vicarage, united with the chapelry of Withernsea, in the diocese of York. Value, £420. Patron, the Rev.J. Hague. The church is modern, and has a tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel and an endowed school.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township and a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Hollym Ch/AP/CP       Patrington RegD/PLU       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Hollym

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