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WESTERDALE, a parish in Guisbrough district, N. R. Yorkshire; 2½ miles SSW of Castleton r. station, and 7½ SE of Guisbrough. Post town, Castleton, under Yarm. Acres, 15,930. Real property, £2,470; of which £18 are in mines. Pop., 279. Houses, 59. The manor, with W. Hall, belongs to the Hon. Col. Duncombe. Baysdale Abbey belongs to Lord Boyne. Much of the land is moor and mountain. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £200.* Patron, the Archbishop of York. The church is good; and there are a Wesleyan chapel, and an endowed school with £15 a year.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Westerdale Tn/CP Guisborough RegD/PLU Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Westerdale |
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