A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Todmorden, manufacturing and market town, Rochdale and Whalley pars., Lancashire, and Halifax par., West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Calder and Rochdale Canal, 8¾ miles SE. of Burnley and 19 miles NE. of Manchester by rail, 15,690 ac., pop. 23,862; 2 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-day, Saturday. Todmorden enjoys fine environs, being situated in a beautiful valley overhung all round by lofty hills. It has extensive cotton mills, foundries, and machine works. The chief public buildings are the churches and chapels, and the town hall.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "manufacturing and market town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Lancashire AncC |
| Place: | Todmorden |
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