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HESLINGTON-ST. LAWRENCE, a township in York-St. Lawrence parish, E. R. Yorkshire; contiguous to Heslington-St. Paul parish, in the ESE outskirts of York. It forms the portion of St. Lawrence parish beyond the borough boundary of York city. Acres, 1, 371. Pop., 307. Houses, 63. An hospital, for eight aged men and one woman, was founded here in 1608 by Sir Thomas Hesketh; was rebuilt in 1795; and has an enendowed income of £55.
(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: | Heslington |
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