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Hedon, mun. bor. and par. with ry. sta., East-Riding Yorkshire, 5¼ miles E. of Hull, 321 ac., pop. 966; P.O., T.O. In the days of Edward I. Hedon ranked above Hull as an important commercial centre, but the harbour being destroyed by tidal deposits, the trade of the town gradually declined. Hedon was a parl. bor. until 1832; its chief trade is in corn.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "municipal borough and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Hedon Parish Hedon Borough Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Hedon |
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