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    Place name County Entry Source
    BEVERLEY Yorkshire Burton, Cherry-Burton, Walkington, and Skidby, most of the parish of St. John, and part of the Parish of Rowley. Acres, 24,639. Pop., 13,007. Houses, 2,854. The district comprehends also the subdistrict of South Cave, containing the parishes of Newbald and Brantingham, and parts of the parishes of South Cave, Elloughton, and Rowley; the subdistrict of Leven, containing the parishes of Routh and Wawne, and part of the parish of Leven; and the subdistrict of Lockington, containing the parishes of Lockington, Etton, South Dalton, Holm-on-the-Wolds Imperial
    Bishop Burton, or Louth Burton Yorkshire Burton , or Louth Burton , par., East-Riding Yorkshire, on Wolds, 3 miles W. of Beverley, 4259 ac., pop. 459; P.O. Bartholomew
    BISHOP-BURTON, or Louth-Burton Yorkshire BURTON , or Louth-Burton, a parish in Beverley district, E. R. Yorkshire; on the Wolds, 3 miles W of Beverley Imperial
    BRIDLINGTON Yorkshire Burton-Agnes, Barmston, and parts of Skipsea, Fraisthorpe, and Beeford; and the subdistrict of Hunmanby, containing the parishes of Hunmanby, Argam, Rudston, Thwing, Wold Imperial
    BURTON-AGNES Yorkshire Burton-Agnes Hall is the seat of Sir H. Boynton, Bart.; was built by Inigo Jones; and stands on a fine slope of the Wolds Imperial
    Burton-on-the-Wolds Leicestershire Burton-on-the-Wolds , township, Prestwold par. N. Leicestersh., 4½ m. NE. of Loughborough, pop. 356; P.O.; contains B. Hall Bartholomew
    BURTON-ON-THE-WOLDS Leicestershire BURTON-ON-THE-WOLDS , a township in Prestwold parish, Leicester; 4½ miles ENE of Loughborough. Acres, 1,690. Real Imperial
    GLANFORD-BRIGG, Glanford-Bridge, or Brigg Lincolnshire Wold, Melton-Ross, Kirmington, Croxton, Redbourne, Kirton-in-Lindsey, Manton, Scawby-cum-Sturton, Hibaldstow, and Cadney, and the extra-parochial tract of Newstead. Acres, 52, 077. Pop., 12, 326. Houses, 2, 634. The district comprehends also the sub-district of Winterton, containing the parishes of Winterton, Appleby, Roxby-cum-Risby, Winteringham, West Halton, Whitton, Alkborough, Burton Imperial
    GRANTHAM Lincolnshire GRANTHAM , a town, a parish, a sub-district, and a district, in Lincolnshire. The town stands on Ermine-street, near Imperial
    KNARESBOROUGH Yorkshire KNARESBOROUGH , a town, a township, a parish, a sub-district, and a district, in W. R. Yorkshire. The town stands Imperial
    LEICESTERSHIRE, or LEICESTER Leicestershire Burton-Lazars, Burton-on-the-Wolds, and Staunton-Harold; and they connected the most important of these places with one another Imperial
    LINCOLN Lincolnshire
    Nottinghamshire    		 Burton-Joyce, Lowdham, and Gunthorpe; and the p. curacies of Bramcote, Bulcote, Carrington, Hoveringham, and Thurgarton. The deanery of Nottingham-third contains the livings in Nottingham borough; the vicarages of Lenton and Radford; and the p. curacies of Hyson-Green, Kemberley, and Radford-Christchurch. The deanery of Bingham-first contains the rectories of BroughtonSulney, Costock, Hickling, Keyworth, Langar, Rempstone, and Staunton-on-the-Wolds Imperial
    LINCOLNSHIRE, or LINCOLN Lincolnshire Burton and Lea, to Gainsborough; a line, continuous with the preceding, goes from Gainsborough, curvingly east-north-eastward, past Blyton, Kirton-in-Lindsey, Glanford-Brigg, Ulceby, and Stallingborough, to Great Grimsby; a line goes from Lincoln city, northeastward and northward, past Reepham, Stainton, Wickenby, Market-Rasen, Usselby, and North Kelsey, into junction with the preceding near Barnetby-le-Wold Imperial
    LOUGHBOROUGH Leicestershire Burton to endow a chantry, and now entirely appropriated to education. The town has a board of health; is a seat of petty sessions and county courts, and a polling-place; has a head post office,‡ a railway station with telegraph, four banking offices, and several good inns; and publishes two weekly newspapers. A weekly market is held on Thursday; fairs for cheese, on 24 March and 30 Sept.; and fairs for horses, cows, and sheep, on 28 March, 25 April, Holy Thursday, 12 Aug., and 13 Nov. Manufactures of hosiery, woollen thread and bobbin-net lace are largely Imperial
    Melrose Roxburghshire
    Selkirkshire    		 Melrose, a post town and burgh of barony, in the southern section of the parish just described, between the Tweed Groome
    MELTON-MOWBRAY Leicestershire Burton, Sysonby, Welby, and Freeby, and a chapel for Independents in Freeby. The sub-district excludes the chapelries of Freeby and Burton-Lazars, but includes the parishes of Asfordby, Hoby, Ragdale, Dalby-on-the-Wolds Imperial
    NOTTINGHAMSHIRE or Notts Nottinghamshire NOTTINGHAMSHIRE or Notts , a midland county; bounded, on the N W, by Yorkshire; on the N E and the E Imperial
    PRESTWOLD Leicestershire Burton-on-the-Wolds. Acres, 4, 720. Real property, £10,026. Pop., 969. Houses, 215. The manor with Prestwold Imperial
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