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STAINCLIFFE, a village and a chapelry in Batley township, W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands 1 ½ mile N of Dewsbury r. station, carries on blanket manufactory, and has a post-office under Dewsbury. The chapelry was constituted in 1867. Pop., about 5,000. S. Hall is the seat of Mrs. Kaye. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, not reported. Patron, the Vicar of Batley. The church was built in 1867; is in the decorated English style, with geometric tracery; and has a tower, with octagonal spire.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Staincliffe |
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