Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Cronton

Cronton, township, in par. and 3 miles SE. of Prescot, SW. Lancashire, 1148 ac., pop. 468; P.O.; contains the hamlets of C. Smithers and C. Townend.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Cronton CP/Tn       Prescot AP/CP       Lancashire AncC
Place: Cronton

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