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STONEGRAVE, a township and a parish in Helmsley district, N. R. Yorkshire. The township lies under the Hambledon hills, 1¾ mile NW of Hovingham r. station, and 5¼ SE by S of Helmsley. Acres, 720. Real property, £1,382. Pop., 149. Houses, 31. The parish contains two other townships, and comprises 2,532 acres. Post town, Oswaldkirk, under York. Pop., 290. Houses, 60. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £550.* Patron, the Crown. The church was mainly rebuilt in 1862, in the second pointed or decorated style; but retains portions of the previous structure, either Saxon or early Norman. .
(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: | Stonegrave AP/CP Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Stonegrave |
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