A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
LAXTON, a village, a township, and a chapelry in Howden parish, E. R. Yorkshire. The village stands near the river Ouse, 3 miles S of Eastrington r. station, and 3½ SE by E of Howden; and has a post office under Howden.-The township comprises 1, 520 acres. Real property, £1, 950. Pop., 327. Houses, 69. The manor belongs to P. Saltmarsh, Esq.—The chapelry is larger than the township, and was constituted in 1858. Pop., 790. Houses, 154. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of York. Value, £70. * Patron, P. Saltmarsh, Esq. The church is a brick building, with a tower. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village, a township, and a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Howden AP/CP Laxton Ch/CP Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Laxton |
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