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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Willenhall.-- manufacturing town and township, Wolverhampton par., Staffordshire, 3 miles E. of Wolverhampton by rail and within its parliamentary limits - township (containing Short Heath), 2168 ac., pop. 18,461; town, 1368 ac., pop. 16,067; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. In the reign of Elizabeth, Willenhall was a prosperous seat of iron manufacture. The industries now comprise iron and brass founding, lock making, and mfrs. of several kinds of iron utensils. The town is a local government district.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "manufacturing town and township" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Staffordshire AncC |
| Place: | Willenhall |
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