A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Slaithwaite, market town with ry. sta., Huddersfield and Almondbury pars., and township, wholly in Huddersfield par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Colne, 4 miles SW. of Huddersfield - township, 2436 ac., pop. 3009; town, pop. 3882; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-days, Monday and Wednesday. The inhabitants are engaged in the cotton and woollen mf rs. Excellent mineral baths, similar to the springs at Harrogate, are here, and the town is much frequented by visitors during the summer months.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Slaithwaite |
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