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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Cleator, par., W. Cumberland, 2947 ac. (29 water), pop. 10,420; P.O., T.O.; contains Cleator Lane End; P.O.; and Cleator Mill, with school; is conterminous with Cleator Moor, town with ry. sta., on river Eden, 4 m. SE. of Whitehaven and 306 m. NW. of London, pop. 10,420; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Cleator Moor has extensive coal mines, and furnaces for the mfr. of hematite iron. Iron ore of a very superior quality, and in abundant quantity, is obtained on the moor.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Cleator Moor AP/CP Cumberland AncC |
| Place: | Cleator Moor |
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