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Place name County Entry Source BRUFF Limerick Slingsby, in which the former was defeated with the loss of 300 men; and on the 18th of the same Lewis:Ireland HARSWELL Yorkshire Slingsby, Bart. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £200.* Patron, SirSlingsby, Bart. Measures were Imperial HOVINGHAM Yorkshire parish, contains all Slingsby parish, and three townships of two other parishes. Acres, 12, 754. Pop., 2, 198. Houses, 419. Imperial KNARESBOROUGH Yorkshire Slingsbys. Holy Trinity church was built principally in 1856, but not completed till 1864; is in the decorated English style Imperial MALTON Yorkshire Slingsby parish, six townships of Hovingham, two of Barton-le-Street, and one of Salton; the sub-district of Bulmer Imperial MONKTON-MOOR Yorkshire Slingsby, Bart. Red House was built in the time of Charles I., by Sir Henry Slingsby; and commands an extensive Imperial SALTON Yorkshire Slingsby r. station, and 6½ W S W of Pickering; and has a post-office under York. Acres, 1, 730. Real Imperial SCRIVEN-WITH-TENTERGATE Yorkshire Slingsbys; and, with S. Hall, belongs now to SirSlingsby, Bart. Conyngarth Saxon camp and Gates-hill Danish camp are near Imperial Slingsby Yorkshire Slingsby , par. and vil. with ry. sta., North-Riding Yorkshire - par., 2570 ac., pop. 596; vil., 6 miles NW. of Malton Bartholomew SLINGSBY Yorkshire SLINGSBY , a parish, with a village, in Malton district, N. R. Yorkshire; on the Thirsk and Driffield railway, 7 miles Imperial TERRINGTON Yorkshire Slingsby r. station, and 7½ W by S of New Malton; bears the name of T.-with-Wigganthorpe; and has a post Imperial
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