A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
FOLKTON, a township and a parish in the district of Scarborough and E. R. Yorkshire. The township lies near the coast, 3½ miles W by S of Filey r. station, and 5½ S by E of Scarborough. Acres, 2, 540. Real property, £2, 595. Pop., 197. Houses, 29. The parish contains also the township of Flixton; and its post town is Filey, under York. Acres, 5, 040. Real property, £4, 158. Pop., 559. Houses, 100. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £550.* Patron, Admiral Mitford. The church is ancient, and was recently in disrepair. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists, and a national school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Folkton CP/AP Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Folkton |
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