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WAGHEN, or Wawn, a township and a parish in Beverley district, E. R. Yorkshire. The township lies 4¼ miles SE of Beverley r. station; contains a village of its own name; and has a post-office under Beverley. Acres, 3,695. Real property, £5,591. Pop., 322. Houses, 46. The parish contains also Meaux township, and comprises 5,085 acres. Pop., 408. Houses, 60. The property is subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £300.* Patron, the Archbishop of York. The church is good. Charities, £15.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Wawne Parish Beverley Poor Law Union/Registration District Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | WAGHEN | WAGHEN OR WAWN | WAWN |
| Place: | Wawne |
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