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MOXBY, a hamlet in Marton-in-the-Forest parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 3½ miles E N E of Yarn. Pop., 202. A Benedictine nunnery was founded here by Henry II.; and was given, at the dissolution, to the Archbishop of York.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Marton Cum Moxby Parish Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Moxby |
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