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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.
GLAISDALE, a village and a township-chapelry, in Danby parish, N. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on the river Esk, near the Stokesley and Whitby railway, 10 miles WSW of Whitby; and has a station on the railway. The chapelry includes also the hamlets of Stonegate and Lealholm-Bridge; the latter of which has a post office under York. Acres, 8, 370. Real property, £5, 603. Pop., 1, 074. Houses, 234. The property is much subdivided. Much of the surface is moor. The scenery along the Esk is picturesque. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of York. Value, £120.* Patron, the Archbishop of York. The church was rebuilt in 1793. There are two Wesleyan chapels, and charities £9.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a township-chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Danby CP/AP Glaisdale Ch/CP Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Glaisdale |
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