A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Heckmondwike, market town and township with ry. sta., Birstal par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 8 miles NE. of Huddersfield, 697 ac., pop. 9282; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-days, Monday and Tuesday; mfrs. of blankets, carpets, rugs, pilots, and flushings; there are also ironworks and machine works; coal mines are in the neighbourhood.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town and township with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Heckmondwike |
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