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Coalbrookdale, dist., vil., and seat with ry. sta., Dawley and Madeley pars., S. Shropshire, 11 miles SE. of Shrewsbury and 161 miles NW. of London, pop. 1707; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. The dist. or dale is 8 miles long and 2 miles broad, extending along the bank of the Severn from Newport to Broseley. It yields iron and coal, as well as limestone, in great quantities, and is studded with forges, mills, and furnaces.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "district, village, and seat with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Shropshire AncC |
Place: | Coalbrookdale |
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