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.
BROUGHTON, a township in Wrexham parish, Denbigh; near Offa's Dyke, 1½ mile from Wrexham. Acres, 1,183. Real property, £17,178; of which £6,538 are in mines, £450 in iron-works, and £5,897 in quarries. Pop., 3,165. Houses, 678. The inhabitants are employed in coal, iron, and lead mines, in foundries, and in quarries.
(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: | Broughton CP/Tn Wrexham AP Denbighshire AncC |
| Place: | Broughton |
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