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ARDSLEY, a railway station. and a subdistrict in the district of Wakefield, W. R. Yorkshire The railway station is on the Leeds and Wakefield railway, 3 miles from Leeds, and 5 from Wakefield. The subdistrict comprises the parishes of Ardsley, East and West, and the township of Thorpe. Acres, 4,414. Pop., 2,786. Houses, 557.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "railroad features") |
Administrative units: | Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Ardsley East |
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