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Thornton, Bishop

THORNTON, BISHOP, a chapelry, in the parish and liberty of Ripon, W. riding of York, 6 miles (S. W.) from Ripon; containing 610 inhabitants. It comprises about 3200 acres; the soil is generally fertile, the larger part of the land in good cultivation, and the scenery pleasingly diversified. The chapel, dedicated to St. John, was rebuilt in 1825, at a cost of £1000, raised by subscription, and a grant from the Parliamentary Commissioners. It is a neat structure, with a handsome east window presented by the late Mrs. Lawrence, embellished with emblematical devices and armorial bearings in stained glass. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £85; patrons and appropriators, the Dean and Chapter of Ripon: the appropriate tithes have been commuted for £57. 10., and the impropriate for £263. 18. 9. There is a Roman Catholic chapel.

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

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