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KIRKBY-WHARFE
A township and a parish in Tadcaster district, W. R. Yorkshire.
The township lies on the river Wharfe, near Ulleskelf r. station, 2 miles SSE of Tadcaster; and bears the name of Kirkby-Wharfe-with-North Milford.
Acres, 1,240.
Real property, £2,206.
Pop., 100.
Houses, 17.
The parish contains also the townships of Ulleskelf and Grimston; and it's post-town is Tadcaster.
Acres, 3,139.
Real property, £6,413.
Pop., 739.
Houses, 153.
The property is divided among a few.
Grimston Park is the seat of Lord Londesborough.
The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York.
The church is early English, with a tower; was recently restored; and has a fine memorial window, and some fine old carved oak.
There are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £10.
The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. A. Fullarton and Co., 1872. |