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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Farnworth, eccl. dist. and vil. with ry. sta., Prescot par., SW. Lancashire, --dist., pop. 9833; vil., 5 m. SE. of St Helens; P.O.; birthplace of William Smith (1450-1514), Bishop of Lichfield, founder of Brasenose College, Oxford.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "ecclesiastical district and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Farnworth CP/Ch Lancashire AncC |
| Place: | Farnworth |
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