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Tipton, town and par., Staffordshire, within the parl. limits of Wednesbury, 1½ mile N. of Dudley and 8½ miles NW. of Birmingham by rail, 2697 ac., pop. 30,013; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; has numerous extensive furnaces, and mfrs. of heavy iron-work for railways, pit chains, cables and anchors, steam-engine boilers, fire-irons, &c.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "town and parish" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Tipton CP/AP Staffordshire AncC |
Place: | Tipton |
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