Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Harlow

Harlow.-- market town and par. with ry. sta., W. Essex, 8 miles SW. of Bishop Stortford and 24½ miles NE. of London, 4022 ac., pop. 2482; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-days, Wednesday and Saturday; is noted for its annual fair called "Harlow Bush Fair".


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "market town and parish with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Harlow AP/CP       Essex AncC
Place: Harlow

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