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Croston.-- par., township and vil. with ry. sta., SW. Lancashire, 6 miles W. of Chorley -- par., 11,498 ac. and 1029 foreshore, pop. 4092; township, 2361 ac., pop. 1791; P.O., T.O.; contains C. Hall.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish, township and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Croston AP/CP Lancashire AncC |
Place: | Croston |
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