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Felliscliffe

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Felliscliffe is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, in Nidderdale, Harrogate borough. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 283. The principal settlement in the parish is the village of Kettlesing, and the parish also includes the hamlet of Swincliffe.

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Kettlesing Millennium Village Hall

Crag Lane
HG3 2LB , Felliscliffe
England, United Kingdom
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kettlesingvillagehall.org.uk

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