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Welburn

WELBURN, a township, in the parish of Kirkdale, union of Helmsley, wapentake of Ryedale, N. riding of York, 4¾ miles (E. by S.) from Helmsley; containing 131 inhabitants. It comprises about 1100 acres of land. The village is picturesquely situated in the valley of Kirkdale; and about a mile north of it, in the township, stands Kirkdale church, embosomed in woods. John Stockton, in 1839, left £5 per annum for the instruction of children.

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

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