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Baldock, par. and town with ry. sta., NW. Herts, 5 m. NE. of Hitchin and 37 m. N. of London, 261 ac., pop. 2326; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Friday. The town has trade in corn and malt, and mfrs. of straw-plait.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish and town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Baldock CP/AP Hertfordshire AncC |
Place: | Baldock |
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