HC Deb 17 July 1997 vol 298 cc333-4W
Mr. Gunnell

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which areas of Yorkshire are in the ownership of the Duchy. [6981]

Dr. David Clark

[holding answer 16 July 1997]: The Duchy of Lancaster has approximately 18,125 acres of land in Yorkshire in its possession. These include areas of Pontefract, Pickering, Goathland, Cloughton, Scalby and Tickhill which are ancient inheritances and mainly consist of farmland and woodland. The Duchy also owns property in Harrogate and Knaresborough.