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ASKHAM, a parish in East Retford district, Notts; 3 miles WNW of Tuxford r. station, and 4½ SE of East Retford. It includes the hamlet of Rockley; and its Post Town is Tuxford under Newark. Acres, 1,302. Real property, £2,337. Pop., 287. Houses, 69. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £243. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of York. Charities, £22.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Askham Parish East Retford Poor Law Union/Registration District Nottinghamshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Askham |
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