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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Radcliffe.-- manufacturing town and par. (ry. stations Radcliffe and Radcliffe Bridge), SE. Lancashire, on river Irwell, 3 miles SW. of Bury and 8 NW. of Manchester by rail, 2533 ac., pop 16,267; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Radcliffe has cotton spinning, gingham and fustian weaving, paper making, and coal mining. Among the public buildings are a market hall (1852), presented to the town by the Earl of Wilton, and a co-operative hall with store rooms, library, and assembly room, which was erected in 1878.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "manufacturing town and parish" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Radcliffe AP/CP Lancashire AncC |
| Place: | Radcliffe |
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