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Hooke

HOOKE, a chapelry, in the parish of Snaith, union of Goole, Lower division of the wapentake of Osgoldcross, W. riding of York, 2 miles (N. by E.) from Goole; containing 1221 inhabitants. The chapelry comprises by computation 1600 acres of land, and includes a small portion of the town of Goole: the village is pleasantly situated on the river Ouse, which is here of considerable breadth. The soil, originally indifferent, has been much improved, and the lands are now in good cultivation. The chapel, dedicated to St. John, is an ancient structure: the living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £70; patron, T. H. S. Sotheron, Esq. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. Almshouses for three widows were founded by Joshua Jefferson, Esq., who endowed them with land now producing £38 per annum, of which £6 are paid for the instruction of children.

Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.

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