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DUFFIELD (North), a township in Skipwith parish, E. R. Yorkshire; on the river Derwent, adjacent to the Selby and Market-Weighton railway, 5½ miles NE of Selby. It has a fair on May 4, and a Primitive Methodist chapel; and it had formerly a castle, the residence of Lord Hussey. Acres, 3, 220. Real property, £5, 209: of which £100 are in quarries. Pop., 470. Houses, 96.
(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: | North Duffield Parish Skipwith Parish Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | DUFFIELD | DUFFIELD NORTH | NORTH DUFFIELD |
| Place: | North Duffield |
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