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HUNTON, a chapelry, in the union of Leyburn,partly in the parish of Hornby, wapentake of Hang-East, but chiefly in the parish of Brompton-Patrick,wapentake of Hang-West, N. riding of York, 6 miles(S. by E.) from Richmond; containing 534 inhabitants.The township is situated north of the Newton beck, and comprises about 1855 acres: the village, which is large,lies on both sides and near the confluence of two streams.The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £100;patron, the Bishop of Chester; impropriator, C. H.Elsley, Esq. The chapel, dedicated to St. John, is a plain edifice, consecrated in 1794. | HUNTON, a chapelry, in the union of Leyburn,partly in the parish of Hornby, wapentake of Hang-East, but chiefly in the parish of Brompton-Patrick,wapentake of Hang-West, N. riding of York, 6 miles(S. by E.) from Richmond; containing 534 inhabitants.The township is situated north of the Newton beck, and comprises about 1855 acres: the village, which is large,lies on both sides and near the confluence of two streams.The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £100;patron, the Bishop of Chester; impropriator, C. H.Elsley, Esq. The chapel, dedicated to St. John, is a plain edifice, consecrated in 1794. | ||
From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 588-591. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51055 Date accessed: 09 May 2011.<br> | From: ''[[A Topographical Dictionary of England]]'' (1848), pp. 588-591. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51055 Date accessed: 09 May 2011.<br> | ||
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