Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Bidston

Bidston, par. with ry. sta., W. Cheshire, near Birkenhead, 4260 ac., pop. 2487. Bidston Hill commands a good view of surrounding country; a lighthouse stands on the hill, showing a fixed light (Bidston) 300 ft. above high-water, and visible at 3 miles.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Bidston Cum Ford CP/AP       Cheshire AncC
Place: Bidston

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