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ESHTON, a township in Gargrave parish, W. R. Yorkshire; near the Leeds and Liverpool-canal, 5 miles NW of Skipton. It has a post office under Skipton. Acres, 1, 160. Real property, £1, 356. Pop., 81. Houses, 12 Eshton Hall belonged to the Bindlosses, and passed to the Wilsons.
(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: | Eshton CP/Tn Gargrave AP/CP Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Eshton |
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