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THORPE-HESLEY, a chapelry in Rotherham, Wath-upon-Dearne, and Ecclesfield parishes, W. R. Yorkshire; near Rotherham r. station. It was constituted in 1841. Post town, Rotherham. Pop., 1,966. Houses, 407. There are collieries; and bolts, screws, and nails are made. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of York. Value, £210.* Patron, the Countess of Effingham. The church is good; and there are three Methodist chapels.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Ecclesfield Parish Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Thorpe Hesley |
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