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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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HAUKSWELL, Hauxwell, or Hawkswell, two townships and a parish in Leyburn district, N. R. Yorkshire. The townships are E. H. and W. H.; and they lie 2¾ miles N of Constable-Burton r. station, and 4¼ NE of Leyburn. Acres, 2, 040. Real property, £2, 105. Pop., 98 and 58. Houses 28 and 6. The parish contains also the townships of Garriston and Barden; and its post town is Bedale. Acres, 4, 030. Real property, £3, 397. Pop., 273. Houses, 59. The property is divided among a few. The manor, with Hankswell Hall, an ancient mansion, belongs to the Gales. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £295.* Patron, Miss Gale. The church is ancient but good; and has an embattled tower. The churchyard contains tombs of Knights Templar, and remains of a very ancient cross.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "two townships and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Hauxwell AP/CP Leyburn RegD/PLU Yorkshire AncC |
| Place names: | HAUKSWELL | HAUKSWELL HAUXWELL OR HAWKSWELL | HAUXWELL | HAWKSWELL |
| Place: | Hauxwell |
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