Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Alcester

Alcester, par. and mkt. tn., S.Warwicksh., at confluence of rivers Alne and Arrow, 15 miles SW. of Warwick by rail, 1530 ac., pop. 2430; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Tuesday. Has mfrs. of needles and fish-hooks.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish and market town"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Alcester AP/CP       Warwickshire AncC
Place: Alcester

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