Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for FOUNTAINS-EARTH

FOUNTAINS-EARTH, a township in Kirkby-Malzeard parish, W. R. Yorkshire; between the rivers Skell and Nidd, 4¼ miles WSW of Ripon. It includes the hamlets of Sigsworth, Bowthwaite, and High and Low Lofthouse. Acres, 6, 833. Real property, £2, 872. Pop., 415. Houses, 84.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Fountains Earth CP/Tn       Kirkby Malzeard AP/CP       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Fountains Earth

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