Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Horsforth

Horsforth, township with ry. sta., Guiseley par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Aire, 5 miles NW. of Leeds, 2801 ac., pop. 6346; P.O., T.O.; has bleaching works and mfrs. of silk and woollen cloth.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "township with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Guiseley CP/AP       Horsforth Ch/CP       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Horsforth

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