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.
Batley, mun. bor., par., and township, S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 1½ mile N. of Dewsbury and 8 miles SW. of Leeds by rail -- par. (partly in parl. bor. of Dewsbury), 6286 ac., pop. 47,959; bor. and township, 2039 ac., pop. 27,505; 2 Banks, 2 newspapers. It is a chief seat for mfr. of army cloths and coarse woollens, having about 50 factories. B. has an ancient par. church and free grammar-school. Batley Carr, eccl. dist. and ry. sta., Dewsbury par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, pop. 4082; P.O., T.O.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "municipal borough, parish, and township" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Batley CP/Tn/AP Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Batley |
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