Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Mexborough

Mexborough, town, par., and township with ry. sta., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on Dearne and Dove Canal, 7½ miles SW. of Doncaster and 11¼ NE. of Sheffield - par., 2367 ac., pop. 7950; town and township, 1293 ac., pop. 6319; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank, 1 news-paper; has large potteries and ironworks.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Feature Description: "town, parish, and township"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Mexborough AP/CP       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Mexborough

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