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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Shifnal (or Shiffnall), market town and par. with ry. sta., Shropshire, 17 miles E. of Shrewsbury - par., 11,441 ac., pop. 6812; town, pop. 3531; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Tuesday. Shifnal (anciently Idesall, or Idsal) occupies a picturesque position, and is a place of great antiquity. The church of St Andrew is the principal architectural feature ef the town. The industrial establishments include iron foundries, rolling and slitting mills, blast furnaces, and coal and iron mines. In addition to the weekly markets there are several fairs.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Shifnal CP/AP Shropshire AncC |
| Place names: | SHIFFNALL | SHIFNAL | SHIFNAL OR SHIFFNALL |
| Place: | Shifnal |
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