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KILLINGTON, a township-chapelry in Kirkby-Lonsdale parish, Westmoreland; on the river Lune, and the Ingleton railway, between Middleton and Sedbergh stations, 7 miles N of Kirkby-Lonsdale. Post town, Kirk by-Lonsdale, under Burton, Westmoreland.. Acres, 4, 875. Real property, £2, 838. Pop., 273. Houses, 48. The property is subdivided. Killington Hall is a chief residence, and stands near an old tower of the Pickerings. Much of the land is moor and mountain. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Valne, £80. Patron, the Vicar of Kirkby-Lonsdale. The church is ancient.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township-chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Killington Parish Kirkby Lonsdale Parish Westmorland Ancient County |
| Place: | Killington |
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