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GRIMSTON, a township in Kirkby Wharf parish, W.R. Yorkshire; 1½ mile S of Tadcaster. Acres, 892. Real property, £1, 405. Pop., 124. house, 22. Grimston Parks the seat of Lord Londesboringh; was restored, in 1840, by Lord Howden; is an elegant mansion, with a Corinthian portico; and stands amid fine grinnds of abint 800 acres.
(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: | Grimston |
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