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Poynton, eccl. dist. and vil. with ry. sta., Prestbury par., Cheshire - dist., pop. 2166; vil., 5½ milts N. of Macclesfield; P.O., T.O.; the dist. is conterminous with the township of Poynton with Worth; near the vil. is Poynton Hall, seat of Lord Vernon.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "ecclesiastical district and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Poynton Ch/CP Cheshire AncC |
Place: | Poynton |
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