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BIGGIN, a township in Kirk-Fenton parish, W. R. Yorkshire; near the North Midland railway, 6½ miles WNW of Selby. Acres, together with Little Fenton, 2,250. Pop., 142. Houses, 28. Teasel, for the use of fullers, was first cultivated here.
(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: | Biggin |
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