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Leyland, town, par., and township with ry. sta., N. Lancashire, 4½ miles S. of Preston - par., 19,266 ac., pop. 14,116; town and township, 3726 ac., pop. 4961; P.O., T. O., 2 Banks; the trade is mainly agricultural. Leyland is a local government district.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "town, parish, and township" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Leyland AP/CP Lancashire AncC |
Place: | Leyland |
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