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MIDDLETON, a township in Ilkley parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the river Wharfe, 5½ miles NW by W of Otley. Acres, 2,763. Real property, £1,836. Pop., 167. Houses, 41. Middleton Lodge is the ancient seat of the Middleton family, and has attached to it a Roman Catholic chapel. Middleton moor forms a large portion of the township, and extends beyond it.
(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: | Ilkley AP/Tn/CP Middleton Tn/CP Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Middleton |
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