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.
Shelf, town and township, Halifax par., and eccl. dist., partly also in Bradford par., N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 3 miles NE. of Halifax - dist., pop. 3578; township, 1302 ac., pop. 2754; P.O., T.O.; is a local government district, and has mfrs. of worsted and damask; contains Shelf Hall, seat.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town and township" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Halifax AP/CP Shelf CP/Tn Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Shelf |
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