A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Mossley.-- manufacturing town with ry. sta., Ashton under Lyne par., Lancashire, Mottram in Longen Dale par., Cheshire, and Rochdale par., West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Tame, 2½ miles N. of Stalybridge and 10½ NE. of Manchester by rail, 2560 ac., pop. 13,372; P.O., T.O., and P.O. at Upper Mossley; 3Banks. Mossley has risen to importance within the last 50 years, since the introduction of the cotton mfr. It was placed under the Local Government Act in 1864.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "manufacturing town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Lancashire AncC |
| Place: | Mossley |
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