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.
SILSDEN, or Sighelden, a township-chapelry, with a village and three hamlets, in Kildwick parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 1½ mile N of Steeton r. station, and 4 NNW of Keighley. It has a post-office‡ under Leeds. Acres, 6,908. Real property, £5,032. Pop., 2,582. Houses, 535. The manor belongs to Sir R. Tufton, Bart. There is a large worsted-mill; and nail-making is extensively carried on. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £121. Patron, Sir R. Tufton, Bart. The church is plain. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township-chapelry, with a village and three hamlets" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Kildwick AP/CP Silsden Ch/CP Yorkshire AncC |
| Place names: | SIGHELDEN | SILSDEN | SILSDEN OR SIGHELDEN |
| Place: | Silsden |
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