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.
EVERINGHAM, a parish in Pocklington district, E. R. Yorkshire; on a head stream of the river Foulness, 2¾ miles N of Holme r. station, and 5 W by N of Market-Weighton. It has a post office under York. Acres, 3, 080. Real property, £2, 758. Pop., 321. Houses, 49. The property is divided among a few. Everingham Hall belonged formerly to the Southells, and belongs now to the Maxwells; is a lofty brick edifice, with three fronts; has, in its picture gallery, a costly portrait of Charles I. by Vandyke; and stands in highly embellished grounds. A curious Saxon font is within the park. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £237.* Patron, Mrs. Martin. The church was reported in 1859 as bad. There is a splendid Roman Catholic chapel.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Everingham CP/AP Pocklington RegD/PLU Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Everingham |
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