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Werneth.-- township with ry. sta., Stockport par., Cheshire, partly in bor. of Hyde, and 4 miles NE. of Stockport, 1571 ac., pop. 3129; has cotton mfrs., calico printing, and hat-making. Werneth Low is an eminence, commanding fine views.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "township with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Compstall Tn/CP Stockport AP/CP Cheshire AncC |
Place: | Compstall |
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