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THWING, a parish, with a village and two hamlets, in Bridlington district, E. R. Yorkshire; 6 miles SW by S of Hunmanby r. station, and 9 W by N of Bridlington. It has a post-office under Hull. Acres, 4,060. Real property, £4,729. Pop., 416. Houses, 77. The manor belongs to Lord Londesborough. An aerolite, 56 lbs. in weight, fell in 1795 on a spot now marked by an obelisk erected in 1799. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £520.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is good; and there are two Methodist chapels, and charities £6.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village and two hamlets" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Thwing Parish Bridlington Poor Law Union/Registration District Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Thwing |
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