A vision of Britain through time
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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.
HESLERTON, a parish in the district of Malton and E. R. Yorkshire; on the York and Scarborongh railway, 8¼ miles NE by E of New Malton. It has a station on the railway, and a post office, of the name of West Heslerton, under York; and it consists of the two townships of East H. and West H. Acres of E. H., 3, 990; of W. H., 2, 180. Real property, £3, 455 and £2, 697. Pop., 262 and 341. Houses, 46 and 67. The manor of E. H. belongs to Sir Tatton Sykes, Bart.; and that of W. H. o Viscount Downe. W. H. House is a chief residence. the living consists of W. H. rectory and E. H. chapelry, n the diocese of York. Value, £465.* Patron, the crown. The church of W. H. is ancient, with a turret; and contains monuments of the Fowlis family, a monument to SirSykes, and a canopied font of Caen stone, presented in 1855 by Lord Downe. The church of E. H. also is ancient, with a turret. There are two Wesleyan chapels, and a national school.
(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: | Heslerton CP/AP Heslerton CP Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Heslerton |
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