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Ouseburn, Little (Holy Trinity)

OUSEBURN, LITTLE (Holy Trinity), a parish, partly in the Lower and partly in the Upper division of the wapentake of Claro, W. riding of York; containing, with the townships of Kirkby-Hall, Thorpe-Underwoods, and Widdington, 620 inhabitants, of whom 359 are in the township of Little Ouseburn, 13 miles (N. W.) from York. The parish is bounded on the east by the navigable river Ouse, and comprises 3530a. 11p., of which about one-half is arable, and the remainder meadow and pasture with a small portion of woodland; the soil in the township is very rich, producing excellent wheat, barley, and turnips. A post-office has been established. The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at £3. 8. 4.; net income, £134; patron, the Precentor in the Cathedral of York; impropriator, R. J. Thompson, Esq. The tithes of the township were commuted for land in 1801. The church is an ancient structure, with a square tower; in the churchyard is the mausoleum of the Thompson family. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.

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

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