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APPLETON-WISKE, or Appleton-upon-Wiske, a chapelry and a subdistrict, in the district of Northallerton, N. R. Yorkshire. The chapelry lies on the river Wiske, 3 miles NW of Welbury r. station, and 7½ NNE of Northallerton; and it has a post office under Northallerton. Acres, 1,827. Real property, £2,300. Pop., 466. Houses, 119. The property is much subdivided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of York, annexed to the rectory of Great Smeaton in the diocese of Ripon. The church is very bad.-The subdistrict comprises six parishes, and parts of three other parishes. Acres, 26,590. Pop., 2,952. Houses, 620.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a chapelry and a subdistrict" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | APPLETON UPON WISKE | APPLETON WISKE | APPLETON WISKE OR APPLETON UPON WISKE |
| Place: | Appleton Wiske |
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