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Bewdley, mun. bor. and township, Ribbesford par., Worcestershire, on river Severn, 3 miles SW. of Kidderminster and 126 miles from London by rail, 2110 ac., pop. 3088; p.o., t.o., 1 Bank. Market-day, Saturday. It has mfrs. of combs, leather, and malt. It returned 1 member to Parliament until 1885.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "municipal borough and township" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Bewdley Ch/CP/ExP Worcestershire AncC |
Place: | Bewdley |
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