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entries mention "BRETTON":
Place name County Entry Source Barnsley situated in a rich coal and iron mining district. The ruins of Monk Bretton Priory (1157) are 2 miles to NE. Bartholomew BRETTON BRETTON , a township in Hawarden parish, Flint; near Saltney marsh, 3 miles SE by E of Hawarden. Acres, 733. Real Imperial BRETTON BRETTON , a subdistrict in Wakefield district, W. R. Yorkshire. It contains West Bretton township, two other townships, and a chapelry Imperial BRETTON (Monk) BRETTON (Monk) , a township and a chapelry in Roystone parish, W. R. Yorkshire. The township is also called Burton; lies Imperial BRETTON (West) BRETTON (West) , a township-chapelry in SandalMagna and Silkstone parishes, W. R. Yorkshire; 3 miles SW of Crigglestone r. station Imperial BURTON BURTON , W. R. Yorkshire. See Bretton (Monk). Imperial BURTON-GRANGE BURTON-GRANGE , a village in Monk-Bretton township, Roystone parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 1 mile NE of Barnesley. Imperial CLIFF-BRIDGE CLIFF-BRIDGE , a village in Monk-Bretton township, Roystone parish, W. R. Yorkshire: 1 mile NE of Barnesley. Imperial HAWARDEN, or HARDN Bretton, Sealand. Manor and Rake, Mancott, Ewloe-Town, Ewloe-Wood, Aston, Moor, Broad Lane, Pentrobbin, Bannel, Saltney, and Shotton; and extends Imperial LITTLEWORTH LITTLEWORTH , a village in Monk-Bretton township, Roystone parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 1¼ mile NE of Barnesley. Imperial Monk Bretton Bretton , town, township, and eccl. dist. with ry. sta., Roystone par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire - dist., pop. 3962; town Bartholomew Oldmill Oldmill , vil., Roystone par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 1 mile W. of Monk Bretton. Bartholomew OLD MILL OLD MILL , a village in Monk-Bretton township, Roystone parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 1 mile W of Monk Bretton village. Imperial ROYSTONE Bretton and Woolley are separate benefices. There are four dissenting chapels, an endowed grammar-school with £83 a year Imperial SANDALL-MAGNA Bretton. Acres, 7, 273. Pop. in 1851, 4,036; in 1861, 4, 214. Houses, 904. The living is a vicarage Imperial SILKSTONE Bretton and Cumberworth; and is ecclesiastically cut into the sections of Silkstone, Cawthorne, West Bretton, Cumberworth, Barnsley-St. Mary, B.-St. George Imperial Smithies Smithies , vil., Monk Bretton township, Roystone par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 2 miles NE. of Barnsley; P.O. Bartholomew SMITHIES SMITHIES , a village in Monk-Bretton township, W. R. Yorkshire; 2 miles NE of Barnesley. Imperial WAKEFIELD Bretton. Acres, 42,060. Poor rates in 1863, £19,844. Pop. in 1851, 50,614; in 1861, 55,049. Houses Imperial
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