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.
OSGOLDCROSS, a wapentake in W. R. Yorkshire; bounded, on the N, by the river Aire, on the E, by Lincolnshire, on the S E and the S, by Strafforth and Tickhill, on the W, by Agbrigg and Staincross; and cut into two divisions, lower and upper. The l. div. contains Aldingfleet parish, three other parishes, and part of another. Acres, 58,001. Pop. in 1851, 15, 910. Houses, 3, 369. The u. div. contains Ackworth parish, eleven other parishes, and parts of three others. Acres, 48, 921. Pop. in 1851, 18, 199. Houses, 3, 844. Pop.of the whole in 1861, 37,031. Houses, 8,031.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a wapentake" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Osgoldcross |
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