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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.
Long Eaton, town and township with ry. sta., Sawley par., Derbyshire, on E. border of co., 7 miles SE. of Derby and 119 NW. of London, 2099 ac., pop. 6217; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank, 1 newspaper. Long Eaton is a local government district, and has risen rapidly in point of population through the great railway facilities which it enjoys. Steam factories employ many of the inhabitants.
(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: | Long Eaton CP/Tn Sawley AP Derbyshire AncC |
| Place: | Long Eaton |
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