A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Stanley.-- eccl. dist., township, and vil. with ry. sta., Wakefield par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire - dist., pop. 4729; township (Stanley with Wrenthorpe - partly in the borough of Wakefield), 4074 ac., pop. 13,431; vil., 2 miles NE. of Wakefield; P.O.; has brickfields and ropemaking; at Pindar's Field Robin Hood is said to have fought the Pindar of Wakefield.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "ecclesiastical district" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Stanley CP Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Stanley |
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