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Wensley, par., township, and vil. with ry. sta., North-Riding Yorkshire - par. (containing Leyburn), 14,445 ac., pop. 2172; township, 2079 ac., pop. 322; vil., on river Ure, 1½ mile SW. of Leyburn; P.O.; the Ure is here crossed by a handsome 3-arched bridge; in vicinity is Wensley Hall, seat.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish, township, and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Wensley AP/CP Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Wensley |
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