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Garforth, par., township, and vil. with ry. sta., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 7 miles E. of Leeds -- par., 2373 ac. (including part of Ansthorp in Whitkirk par.), pop. 2241; township, 1517ac., pop. 2213; P.O., T.O.; the par. contains the hamlets of Church Garforth, East Garforth, Moor Garforth, and West Garforth; here also is Garforth Colliery, and school.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish, township, and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Garforth CP/AP Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Garforth |
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