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Dalton-in-Furness, market town and par. with ry. sta. (Dalton), in co. and 16 miles NW. of Lancaster and 216 miles NW. of London -- par., 18,190 ac., 1383 tidal water and 18,243 foreshore, pop. 60,598; town, pop. 13,339; P.O., T.O., 1 newspaper. Market-day, Saturday. The par. contains the town of Barrow-in-Furness. Dalton-in-Furness has extensive ironworks, and a considerable trade in malting. A canal of 3½ m. communicates with the sea. In vicinity are the ruins of Furness Abbey.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Lancashire AncC |
| Place: | Dalton in Furness |
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