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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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MEAUX, a township in Wawn parish, E. R. Yorkshire; 3¼ miles E of Beverley. Acres, 1,390. Real property, £1,778. Pop., 86. Houses, 14. The name was taken from Meaux in Normandy, by Norman settlers. A Cistertian abbey was founded here in 1140, by William le Gros, Earl of Albemarle; was colonized from Fountains abbey; and is now represented by a gateway, part of a wall, and traces of the foundations of the church. Several interesting relics, including monumental stone s, a tesselated pavement, a key, a knife, and a ring, have been found in excavating the ruins.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Meaux |
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