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Read, township and vil., in par. and 2 miles E. of Whalley, NE. Lancashire, 1548 ac., pop. 909; P.O.; has a cotton mill; near vil. is Read Hall, seat.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "township and village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Read CP/Tn Whalley Tn/AP/CP Lancashire AncC |
Place: | Read |
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