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Horbury, township and vil. with ry. sta., Wakefield par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 4 miles SW. of Wakefield, 1279 ac. (54 water), pop. 5050; P.O., T.O.; has mfrs. of woollens, worsteds, flannels, and yarns.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "township and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Horbury Ch/CP Wakefield CP/AP Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Horbury |
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