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Horwich, town and townnship wnth ry. sta., Deane par., SE. Lancashire, 17¼ miles NW. of Manchester by rail, 3254 ac., pop. 3761; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; bleaching, dyeing, cotton-spinning, and paper-making, also terra cotta works, are the industries. Coal mines and stone quarries are largely worked, and in the vicinity is one of the reservoirs of the Liverpool waterworks.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Lancashire AncC |
Place: | Horwich |
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