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STAINCROSS, a village and a wapentake on the W side of W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on a hill 3¼ miles NW of Barnsley; and is in Darton and Notton townships. The wapentake contains 9 parishes, and 2 parts; and is cut into two divisions, lower and upper. Acres, 38,753 and 45,818. Pop. in 1851, 30,167 and 20,051; in 1861, 57,938. Houses, 11,682.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a wapentake" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Staincross |
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