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KINGCROSS, a village and a chapelry in Skircoat and South Owram townships, Halifax parish, W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands near the river Aire and the Bradford railway, 1 mile E of Halifax; and has a post office under Halifax.—The chapelry was constituted in 1845. Pop. in 1861, 3, 782. Houses, 840. The liv ing is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £180.* Patron, alternately the Crown and the Bishop. The church is very good. See HALIFAX.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Halifax Parish Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | King Cross |
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