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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Houghton, West, township and ry. sta. (West-houghton), Deane par., SE. Lancashire, 5 miles SW. of Bolton, 4341 ac., pop. 9197; P.O., called Westhoughton; has mfrs. of cotton and silk; in the neighbourhood are large collieries.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "township and railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Lancashire AncC |
| Place names: | HOUGHTON | HOUGHTON WEST | WESTHOUGHTON | WEST HOUGHTON |
| Place: | Westhoughton |
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