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.
SCARGILL, a township in Barningham parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 4 miles S of Barnard-Castle. Acres, 4, 817. Real property, £1, 674. Pop., 93. Houses, 19. Scargill Cliff-is a picturesque object, and figures in Sir Walter Scott's " Rokeby" as the retreat of Guy Denzil and his desperate crew.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Barningham CP/AP Scargill CP/Tn Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Scargill |
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