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STAINLEY (North), a township and a chapelry in Ripon parish, W. R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the river Ure, 2¾ miles W of Wath r. station, and 4 NNW of Ripon; and bears the name of N.-S. with Slenningford. Acres, 4,114. Real property, £5,308. Pop., 445. Houses 85. Ripon episcopal palace, North Stainley Hall, Slenningford Hall, Old S. Hall, Breckamoor, and the Grange are chief residences. The chapelry was constituted in 1844. Post town, Ripon. Pop., 514. Houses, 101. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £100.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of R. The church was built in 1842.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a township and a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Ripon CP/AP/Tn Yorkshire AncC |
Place names: | NORTH STAINLEY | STAINLEY | STAINLEY NORTH |
Place: | North Stainley |
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