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HANDALE, a place in Lofthouse parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 7½ miles E of Guisbrough. A small Benedictine nunnery was founded here, in 1133, by William Percy; had eight inmates at the dissolution; and was then given to Ambrose Beckwith.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a place" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Lofthouse Parish Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Handale |
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