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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.
HESLINGTON-ST. PAUL, a village and a parish in York district and E. R. Yorkshire. The village stands in the vale of the Ouse, 2¼ miles ESE of York r. station; and has a post office, of the name of Heslington, under York. The parish comprises 1, 187 acres. Real property, with H. ST. Lawrence, £5, 020. Rated property of H. ST. P. alone, £1, 295. Pop., 233. Houses, 49. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Mrs. Lloyd. Heslington Hall belonged to the Heskeths; passed to the Yarburghs; is a fine specimen of Tudor architecture; and is said to have been built for the reception of Queen Elizabeth, when visiting the north. Two stone coffins, and some very ancient bracelets and gold rings, were found, in 1855, in a gravel pit near the village. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £63. Patron, the Archbishop of York. The church was rebuilt in 1858, and is a handsome edifice, with a spire. There are chapels for Independents and Wesleyans.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Heslington St Paul AP/CP York RegD/PLU Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Heslington |
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