A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
Droitwich, municipal borough and market town with ry. sta., on river Salwarpe, a tributary of the Severn (with which it ia connected by canal), in co. and 7 miles NE. of Worcester and 125 NW. of London -- mun. bor., 1849 ac., pop. 3761; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Friday. Droitwich depends entirely upon its salt springs (or wyches), which were probably worked by the ancient Britons and the Romans, and certainly by the Saxons. Many thousands of tons of salt are manufactured annually, and nearly half the total amount is exported to other countries. The bor. returned 1 member to Parliament until 1885.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "municipal borough and market town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Worcestershire AncC |
| Place: | Droitwich |
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