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.
Lees.-- town with ry. sta., Ashton under Lyne par., SE. Lancashire, 1½ mile SE. of Oldham by rail and within its parliamentary limits, pop. 3511; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; has several large cotton mills, and partakes of the general prosperity of Oldham.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Ashton under Lyne CP/AP Lancashire AncC |
| Place: | Lees |
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