Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Walton in le Dale

Walton in le Dale, township, Blackburn par., NE. Lancashire, on river Ribble, 2 miles SE. of Preston, 4683 ac., pop. 9286; P.O., T.O.; has cotton mills and print works, ironfoundries, and cornmills; market gardening is also carried on; Walton Lodge and Walton Hall are seats.


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

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Feature Description: "township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Blackburn AP/CP       Lancashire AncC
Place: Walton le Dale

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