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GALGATE, a village in Ellel township, Lancashire; 4 miles S of Lancaster. It has a r. station, a post office under Lancaster, three factories, Independent and Wesleyan chapels, and an endowed school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Lancashire AncC |
Place: | Galgate |
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