Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BRETTON

BRETTON, a subdistrict in Wakefield district, W. R. Yorkshire. It contains West Bretton township, two other townships, and a chapelry. Acres, 9,820. Pop., 5,057. Houses, 1,064.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a subdistrict"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions")
Administrative units: Wakefield RegD/PLU       Yorkshire AncC
Place: West Bretton

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