A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
BRETTON (West), a township-chapelry in SandalMagna and Silkstone parishes, W. R. Yorkshire; 3 miles SW of Crigglestone r. station, and 6 SW by S of Wakefield. Post Town, Bretton, under Wakefield. Acres of the Sandal-Magna portion, 876. Pop., 132. Houses, 32. Acres of the Silkstone portion, 980. Pop., 372. Houses, 74. Real property, £1,783. Bretton Hall is the seat of W. B. Beaumont, Esq. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, not reported. Patron, W. B. Beaumout, Esq.
(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 names: | BRETTON | BRETTON WEST | WEST BRETTON |
| Place: | West Bretton |
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