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Stainbrough, township and vil., Silkstone par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire - township, 1719 ac., pop. 529; vil., 3 miles SW. of Barnsley; P.O.; has an endowed school; Joseph Bramah (1749-1814), of lockmaking celebrity, was a native; in vicinity of vil. is Stainbrough 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: | Silkstone CP/AP Stainbrough Tn/Ch/CP Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Stainbrough |
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