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Ovenden, town and township with ry. sta., Halifax par., N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire - township, partly within the bor. of Halifax, 5350 ac., pop. 12,874; town, on NW. side of Halifax, pop. 7487; P.O.; has worsted mills, ironworks, breweries, and bleaching and dye-works; Ovenden House, seat, is in vicinity.
(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: | Halifax AP/CP Ovenden CP/Tn Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Ovenden |
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