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.
NEWCHURCH, a sub-district in Whalley parish, Haslingden district, Lancashire; containing Newchurch-in-Rossendale, Deadwen-Clough, Bacup, and Wolfenden. Acres, 9, 650. Pop. in 1851, 16, 915; in 1861, 24, 413. Houses, 4, 744. The increase of pop. arose partly from the prosperity of the cotton trade. A workhouse is here; and, at the census of 1861, had 55 inmates.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Newchurch CP/Ch Haslingden RegD/PLU Lancashire AncC |
| Place: | Newchurch in Rossendale |
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