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Upholland, town, township, and eccl. dist. (ry. sta. Orrell and Uphplland), Wigan par., SW. Lancashire, 4 miles W. of Wigan - dist., pop. 7184; town and township, 4685 ac., pop. 4435; P.O., T.O.; has mines and quarries; the church was the chapel of a priory founded in 1319 by Sir R. de Holland.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Wigan CP/Tn/AP Lancashire AncC |
Place: | Upholland |
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