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THICKET, or Thickhed, a place in Weldrake parish, E. R. Yorkshire; 8 miles SE of York. A Benedictine nunnery was founded here, in the time of Richard I., by R. Fitz-Roger; and was given, at the dissolution, to the Askes.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a place" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | THICKET | THICKET OR THICKHED | THICKHED |
| Place: | Thicket |
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