A vision of Britain through time
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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.
ORFORD, a hamlet in Padgate chapelry, Warrington parish, Lancashire; 1½ mile N of Warrington r.station. Orford Hall was formerly the residence of J. I. Blackburne, Esq., the horticulturist and botanist; and is now the residence of J. Litton, Esq. Orford House is the residence of T. May, Esq. There is an extensivetannery. There is also a national school, which is usedlikewise as a chapel of ease.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Warrington CP/AP Lancashire AncC |
| Place: | Orford |
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