Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Horton

Horton, par. and vil., N. Staffordshire, 3¾ miles NW. of Leek, 4975 ac. (92 water), pop. 1201; in vicinity of vil. is the Caldon Canal reservoir, 1¾ mile long.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Horton CP/AP/Ch       Staffordshire AncC
Place: Horton

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