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.
BURTON-CONSTABLE, a hamlet in Swine parish, E. R. Yorkshire; with a station on the Hornsea railway, 10¼ miles NE of Hull. B.-C. House, formerly the property of the Cliffords, now the seat of Sir T. A.Constable, Bart., is a fine ancient mansion, with fronts of 138 and 191 feet, and a tower at each corner; and contains a large collection of local manuscript history, and many family portraits. Races are run in April, over a course of 1¼ mile, in the park.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Swine CP/AP Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Burton Constable |
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