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MIDDLETON, a village and a parish in Driffield district, E. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on the Wolds, 5½ miles WNW of Lockington r. station, and 8½ NW of Beverley; and has a post office, ‡ of the name of Middleton-on-the-Wolds, under Beverley. The parish comprises 3,340 acres. Real property, £5,733. Pop., 701. Houses, 150. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to Lord Londesborough. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £917. * Patron, the Rev. H. D. Blanchard. The church has a tower, and is good. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Middleton CP/AP Driffield RegD/PLU Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Middleton |
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