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Knottingley, township with ry. sta., Pontefract par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Aire, 2½ miles NE. and within the parliamentary limits of Pontefract, 1481 ac., pop. 5069; P.O., T.O.; has large breweries, earthenware mfrs., maltmgs, roperies, tar works, &c.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "township with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Knottingley CP/Ch Pontefract AP/CP Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Knottingley |
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