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.
WISWALL, or Wiswell, a township, with a village, in Whalley parish, Lancashire; 3 miles S of Clitheroe. Acres, 1,410. Real property, £2,597. Pop. in 1851, 747; in 1861, 465. Houses, 100. The decrease of pop. was caused by discontinuance of employment in prin works. The manor belongs to the Duke of Buccleuch-There are an Independent chapel and a national school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Whalley Tn/AP/CP Lancashire AncC |
| Place names: | WISWALL | WISWALL OR WISWELL | WISWELL |
| Place: | Wiswell |
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