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DUXBURY, a township in Standish parish, Lancashire; near the Wigan and Preston railway, and the canal, 2 miles S of Chorley. Acres, 1, 011. Real property, £3, 594; of which £1, 064 are in mines. Pop., 341. Houses, 64. Duxbury Hall is the seat of the Standish family.
(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: | Duxbury CP/Tn Standish CP/AP Lancashire AncC |
Place: | Duxbury |
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