Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Darton

Darton, par., township, and vil. with ry. sta., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Dearne, 3 miles NW. of Barnsley -- par., 4358 ac., pop. 6014; township, 1378 ac., pop. 2960; P.O.; has coal mines; contains the hamlet of Darton Lane Head.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish, township, and village with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Darton AP/CP       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Darton

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