Place:West Haddlesey, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameWest Haddlesey
TypeHamlet
Coordinates53.7333°N 1.1467°W
Located inWest Riding of Yorkshire, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inNorth Yorkshire, England     (1974 - )
Yorkshire, England    
See alsoSelby Rural, West Riding of Yorkshire, Englandrural district of which it was a part 1894-1974
Selby District, North Yorkshire, Englandmunicipal district of which it has been a part since 1974
source: Family History Library Catalog

GENUKI, quoting from a gazetteer of the 1820s, describes West Haddlesey as being in the parish of Birkin and the wapentake of Barkston Ash, and situated 5 miles from Selby and 8 from Pontefract. It had a population of 293.

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