A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
WHITBY, a township in Eastham and Stoke parishes, Cheshire; on the Ellesmere canal, and on the Helsby and Hooton railway, 6½ miles N of Chester. It has a r. station of the name of Whitby-Locks, a post-office under Chester, a Primitive Methodist chapel, and a national school. Acres, 1,230. Real property, £2,833. Pop., 792. Houses, 158. W. Hall is the seat of J. Grace, Esq.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Eastham CP/AP Whitby CP/Tn Cheshire AncC |
| Place: | Whitby |
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