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KIRKBY-WHARF, a township and a parish in Tadcaster district, W. R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the river Wharfe, near Ulleskelf r. station, 2 miles SSE of Tadcaster; and bears the name of Kirkby-Wharf-withNorth Milford. Acres, 1, 240. Real property, £2, 206. Pop., 100. Houses, 17. The parish contains also the townships of Ulleskelf and Grimston; and its post town is Tadcaster. Acres, 3, 139. Real property, £6, 413. Pop., 739. Houses, 153. The property is divided among a few. Grimston Park is the seat of Lord Londesborough. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £345.*-Patron, the Archbishop of York. The church is early English, with a tower; was recently restored; and has a fine memorial window, and some fine old carved oak. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £10.
(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: | Kirkby Wharfe AP/CP Tadcaster RegD/PLU Yorkshire AncC |
| Place names: | KIRKBY WHARF | KIRKBY WHARF WITHNORTH MILFORD |
| Place: | Kirkby Wharfe |
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