Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WINKSLEY

WINKSLEY, a township and a chapelry in Ripon parish, W. R. Yorkshire. The township lies 5 miles W of Ripon r. station. Acres, 703. Pop., 223. Houses, 44. The manor belongs to Lord Grantley.—The chapelry includes Grantley township, and is called W.-with-Grant-ley. Acres, 1,446. Pop., 458. Houses, 99. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £120. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of R.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township and a chapelry"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Ripon CP/AP/Tn       Winksley Tn/CP       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Winksley

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