A vision of Britain through time
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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.
Withington, town and township (ry. sta. Withington and Albert Park), Manchester par., SE. Lancashire - township (containing parts of Moss Side and Rusholme in parliamentary limits of Manchester), 2502 ac., pop. 11,286; town (comprising Burnage, Chorlton cum Hardy, and Didsbury townships, and part of Withington), 4 miles S. of Central Station, Manchester, 5728 ac., pop. 17,109; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Withington is a local government district, has many fine villas and other suburban residences, and shares in the industries of Manchester. The Lancashire Independent College is situated here.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town and township" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Manchester AP/CP Withington CP/Tn Lancashire AncC |
| Place: | Withington |
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