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Distington, par. and vil. with ry. sta., W. Cumberland, near coast, 3½ miles S. of Workington and 307 miles NW. of London -- 3065 ac., pop. 1289; P.O., T.O.; coal mines, blast furnaces, and limestone quarry.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Distington CP/AP Cumberland AncC |
| Place: | Distington |
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