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OUGHTRINGTON, a hamlet in Lymm parish, Cheshire; on the Bridgewater canal, 5½ miles W S W of Altrincham. Oughtrington Hall was formerly the seat of T. Trafford, Esq.; is now the seat of A. F. Payne, Esq.; is a handsome stone edifice, after designs by Harrison; and commands an extensive and beautiful view.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Lymm CP/AP Cheshire AncC |
Place: | Oughtrington |
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