Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Drax

Drax, par. and township, E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Ouse, 3½ m. NE. of Snaith -- par., 6970ac. (229 water), pop. 1077; township, 1382ac., pop. 371; P.O.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish and township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Drax AP/CP       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Drax

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