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.
Wombwell, town and township with ry. sta., Darfield par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 4½ miles SE. of Barnsley, 3851 ac., pop. 8451; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Wombwell is a local government dist., and has rapidly risen in importance from the opening of coal mines, clayworks, and brickyards. The church is an Early English building. There are many fine residences.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town and township with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Wombwell |
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