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Oakengates, market town with ry. sta., Shifnal and Wombridge pars., Shropshire, 4 miles NW. of Shifnal and 14 miles W. of Shrewsbury, pop. 2007; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Saturday. Coal and iron are worked.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "market town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Shropshire AncC |
Place: | Oakengates |
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