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APPLETON-NUN, a seat in Bolton-Percy parish, W. R. Yorkshire; at the confluence of the Wharfe and the Ouse, 5½ miles SE of Tadcaster. It was the site of a Cistertian nunnery, founded by Adeliza de St. Quinton, in the reign of Stephen; and it is now the property of Sir W. M. E. Milner, Bart.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a seat" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
| Administrative units: | Bolton Percy Parish Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Nun Appleton |
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