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SPROATLEY, a parish, with a village, in Skirlaugh district, E. R. Yorkshire; 4 miles N of Hedon r. station-It has a post-office under Hull, and a police station. Acres, 1,380. Real property, £2,390. Pop., 455. Houses, 92. The manor belongs to Sir T. A.Constable, Bart. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £253.* Patron, Sir T. A.Constable. The church was rebuilt in 1820. There are a Wesleyan chapel, an endowed school, and some charities.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Sproatley CP/AP Skirlaugh RegD/PLU Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Sproatley |
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