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HEATH, a village in Warmfield parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the river Calder, 2 miles E of Wakefield. It is a pleasant place; contains several handsome villas; and has a post office under Wakefield. Heath Hall, in the vicinity, is an elegant and somewhat ancient castellated edifice.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Heath |
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