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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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WELTON, a township and a parish in Sculcoates district, E. R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the Selby and Hull railway, contiguous to the Humber, 1¾ mile E by N of Brough r. station, and 9½ W by S of Hull; contains a village of its own name; and has a post-office under Brough. Acres, 2,653; of which 1,173 are water. Real property, £5,298. Pop., 688. Houses, 156. The parish includes Melton township, and comprises 3,553 acres. Pop., 863. Houses, 192. The property is divided among a few. The manor, with W. House, belongs to W. H. Broadley, Esq. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £490. Patron, W. H. Broadley, Esq. The church was rebuilt in 1863, is cruciform, and has a central pinnacled tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel, two national schools, and charities £15.
(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: | Welton AP/CP Sculcoates RegD/PLU Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Welton |
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