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BAINTON-BEACON, a division of Harthill wapentake, E. R. Yorkshire. It contains Bainton, Driffield, and twelve other parishes; and it takes its name from a warning signal formerly used in times of danger in Bain ton. Acres, 55,635. Pop. in 1851, 11,045. Houses, 2,219.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a division of Harthill wapentake" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Bainton |
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