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OUSE and DERWENT, a wapentake in the W of E. R. Yorkshire; bounded, on the S and the W, by the river Ouse, on the E, by the river Derwent; and containing Dunnington parish, ten other parishes, and parts of three others. Acres, 54, 129. Pop. in 1851, 10, 811; in 1861, 11, 844. Houses, 2, 350.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a wapentake" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Ouse and Derwent |
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