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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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DANBY-WISKE, a township and a parish in Northallerton district, N. R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the York and Newcastle railway, 3½ miles NNW of Northallerton; has a post office under Northallerton; and includes the hamlet of Streetham. Acres, 3, 247. Real property, £3, 324. Pop., 353. Houses, 71. The parish contains also the chapelry of Yafforth. Acres, 4, 547. Real property, £5, 874. Pop., 557. Houses, 108. The property is much subdivided. Danby Hill is the seat of the Rev. E. Cust. The living is a rectory, united with the p. curacy of Yafforth, in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £490. Patron, the Rev. E. Cust. 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 and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Danby Wiske CP/AP Northallerton RegD/PLU Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Danby Wiske |
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