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TANSHELF, a township, in the parish of Pontefract, Upper division of the wapentake of Osgoldcross, W. riding of York, ¼ of a mile (W. by S.) from Pontefract; containing 502 inhabitants. This township, which adjoins the end of the town of Pontefract, comprises about 275 acres, and consists chiefly of neat houses and villas, occupied by families connected with the borough, to which it forms a pleasing appendage.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.