Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for RUSTON-PARVA

RUSTON-PARVA, a parish in Driffield district, E R. Yorkshire; 1¾ mile N W of Lowthorpe r. station, and 4 N E of Great Driffield. Post-town, Driffield. Acres, 910. Real property, £1, 450. Pop., 161. Houses, 32. The manor belongs to W. H. St. Quinton, Esq. Lime-stone abounds, and is calcined. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of York. Value, £51. Patron, W. H. St. Quinton, Esq. The church was rebuilt in 1832. There is a Wesleyan chapel.


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

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Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Ruston Parva Ch/CP/AP       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Ruston Parva

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