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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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GOLDSBOROUGH, a township and a parish in Knaresborough district, W. R. Yorkshire. The township lies adjacent to the York and Harrogate railway, near the river Nidd, 2¾ miles E by S of Knaresborough; and has a station on the railway, and a post office under Knaresborough. Acres, 1, 712. Pop., 260. Houses, 36. The parish includes also the townships of Flaxby and Coney-thorpe. Acres, 3, 092. Real property, £1, 850. Pop., 451. Houses, 87. The property is divided among a few. Goldsborough Hall, an edifice of the time of James I., with spacious courtyard, is the seat of the Earl of Harewood. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £291.* Patron, the Earl of Harewood. The church is ancient; has a square tower; shows some interesting architectural details; contains effigies of two Knights Templars; and was repaired in 1859. There are a national school, and charities £54.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Goldsborough AP/CP Knaresborough RegD/PLU Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Goldsborough |
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