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.
LEESWOOD, a township in Mold parish, Flint; 2 miles SE of Mold. It contains the hamlets of Llong and Pontblyddyn. Real property, £9,585; of which £5,000 are in mines, and £1,000 in iron-works. Pop. in 1851, 741; in 1861,1,190. Houses, 239. The increase of pop. arose mainly from the opening of new collieries. A seat of the Wynnes was here.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Leeswood CP/Tn Mold CP/AP Flintshire AncC |
| Place: | Leeswood |
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