A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Standish, par., township, and vil. with ry. sta., Lancashire - par., 15,377ac., pop. 13,526; township (Standish with Langtree), 3265 ac., pop. 4261; vil., 3½ miles NW. of Wigan; P.O., T.O.; has the Standish Mills, paperworks; large coal mines; and Standish. Park, seat.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish, township, and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Standish CP/AP Lancashire AncC |
| Place: | Standish |
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