Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LITTON

LITTON, a township, in Arucliffe parish, W. R. Yorkshire; in Littondale valley, down to the river Wharfe, and 9¼ miles NNE of Settle. Acres, 4,400. Real property, £1,608. Pop., 93. Houses, 20. The manor belongs to the Hon. Mrs. Ramsden.


(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 Ancient County
Place: Litton

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