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Kirkby in Ashfield, par. and vil. with ry. sta. (Kirkby), Notts, in W. of co., 5 miles SW. of Mansfield and 12 miles NW. of Nottingham, 5814 ac., pop. 4212; P.O.; has coal mines; framework knitting is an industry among the inhabitants; in vicinity of vil. is the seat of Kirkby Old Hall.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Kirkby in Ashfield CP/AP Nottinghamshire AncC |
Place: | Kirkby in Ashfield |
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