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Haydock, township and vil., Ashton in Makerfield par., SW. Lancashire, 3½ miles NE. of St Helens, 2409 ac., pop. 5863; P.O., T.O.; has ironfounding and extensive collieries; in vicinity is Haydock Lodge, now used as a lunatic asylum.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "township and village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Ashton in Makerfield Ch/CP Lancashire AncC |
Place: | Haydock |
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