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.
BARKISLAND, a township-chapelry in Halifax parish, W. R. Yorkshire: 2½ miles WSW of Elland r. station, and 5 SSW of Halifax It includes part of the village of Riponden; and has a post office under Halifax Acres, 2,420. Real property, £6,219. Pop., 2,003. Houses, 426. The property is much subdivided. The inhabitants are employed chiefly in woollen and worsted factories. There is a Druidical circle, called the Wolf Fold. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £91.* Patron, the Vicar of Halifax The church is good. A school has an endowed income of £32, and other charities £51.
(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: | Barkisland CP/Tn Halifax AP/CP Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Barkisland |
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