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Northowram, small town and township, Halifax par., N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire - township (partly in Halifax bor.), 3520 ac., pop. 20,218; pop. of borough part, 12,879; town, 2 miles NE. of Halifax, pop. 3294; P.O.; is a local government district, and has mfrs. of worsted and silk, besides collieries and extensive stone quarries; in vicinity is the seat of Northowram Hall.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "small town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Halifax AP/CP Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Northowram |
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