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SHAROW, a township and a chapelry in Ripon parish, W. R. Yorkshire. The township lies ½ a mile E of Ripon r. station. Acres, 671. Real property, £2, 681. Pop., 256. Houses, 44. The manor belongs to the Archbishop of York. The chapelry was constituted in 1829. Post-town, Ripon. Pop., 738. Houses, 145. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £150.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Ripon. The church is a handsome edifice, with a pinnacled tower; and there is a partially endowed Church school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a township and a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Ripon CP/AP/Tn Sharow CP/Tn Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Sharow |
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