Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for CLAYTON-LE-WOODS

CLAYTON-LE-WOODS, a township in Leyland parish, Lancashire; on the Wigan and Preston railway, 3¾ miles NNW of Chorley. It contains Clayton-Green, with post office under Chorley. Acres, 1, 450. Real property, £3, 544. Pop., 705. Houses, 144.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Clayton le Woods CP/Tn       Leyland AP/CP       Lancashire AncC
Place: Clayton le Woods

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