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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.
CLAPHAM, a township and a parish in Settle district, W. R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the Skipton and Lancaster railway, near Ingleborough mountain, 5¾ miles NW of Settle; bears the name of Clapham-cum-Newby; includes the hamlet of Clapdale; and has a station, of the name of Clapham, on the railway, a post office of the same name under Lancaster, and fairs on 21 Sept. and 2 Oct. Acres, 14, 720. Real property, £5, 728. Pop., 809. Houses, 160. The parish contains also the townships of Austwick and Lawkland. Acres, 24, 340. Real property, £15, 046. Pop., 1, 708. Houses, 352. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage, united with the p. curacy of Austwick, in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £300.* Patron, the Bishop of Ripon. The church is a neat modern structure, with embattled tower. A school has £31 from endowment; and other charities, £159.
(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: | Clapham AP/CP Clapham Cum Newby CP/Tn Settle RegD/PLU Yorkshire AncC |
| Place names: | CLAPHAM | CLAPHAM CUM NEWBY |
| Place: | Clapham |
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