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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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WILBERFOSS, a township and a parish in Pocklington district, E. R. Yorkshire. The township lies 2 miles SSW of Fangfoss r. station, and 8 E of York; gives name to the family of Wilberforce, who were seated here till 1710; and has a post-office under York. Acres, 1,230. Real property, £2,095. Pop., 386. Houses, 89. The parish includes Newton-upon-Derwent township, and comprises 2,870 acres. Pop., 632. Houses, 141. The property is subdivided. A Benedictine nunnery was founded here, before 1153, by Alan de Catton; and was given, at the dissolution, to G. Gale. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £74.* Patrons, Lord Leconfield and others. The church was recently restored. There are two Methodist chapels, and charities £25.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Wilberfoss AP/CP Pocklington RegD/PLU Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Wilberfoss |
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