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Moxby, a hamlet in Marton-in-the-Forest parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 3 ½ miles ENE of Yarn. Pop., 202. A Benedictine nunnery was founded here by Henry II., and was given, at the dissolution, to the Archbishop of York.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].