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.
STAMFORD-BRIDGE, a village, two townships, and a sub-district, in E. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on the river Derwent, and on the York and Market-Weighton railway, 8 miles ENE of York; claims to have been the Roman Derventio; was the place where Harold, in 1066, defeated Harfarger and Tosti; and has a r. station, a post-office‡ under York, and a fair on 1 Dec. The townships are East S.-Bridge and S.-Bridge-with-Scoreby; and are in Catton parish. Acres, 680 and 1,891. Real property, £2,215 and £2,292. Pop., 417 and 196. Houses, 85 and 31.—The sub-district excludes S.-Bridge-with-Scoreby township, but includes 6 other townships and 5 entire parishes; and is in Pocklington district. Acres, 35,160. Pop., 4,502. Houses, 892.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village, two townships, and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Stamford Bridge CP Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Stamford Bridge |
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