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.
WIBSEY, a village and a chapelry in Bradford parish, W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands 2 miles SSW of Bradford r. station; and has horse fairs on 5 Oct. and 25 Nov. The chapelry includes Wibsey-Bankfoot and Wibsey-Slack hamlets; the former of which has a post-office under Bradford, Yorkshire. Pop., not separately returned. Most of the inhabitants are employed in mines, iron-works, foundries, and worsted mills. The living*is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £275. Patron, the Vicar of Bradford. The church is good.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Bradford AP/CP Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Wibsey |
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