A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
BICKERSTAFFE, a township-chapelry. and a subdistrict in the district of Ormskirk, Lancashire. The chapelry is in Ormskirk parish; lies on the Ormskirk and St. Helen's railway, near Blague-Gate station, 3½ miles SE of Ormskirk; was constituted in 1843; and has a post office under Ormskirk. Acres, 6,353. Real property, £10,733; of which £1,320 are in mines. Pop., 1,637. Houses, 289. The property is divided among a few. The township gives the title of Baron to the Earl of Derby. Many of the inhabitants are colliers. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Chester. Value, £150.* Patron, the Earl of Derby. The church is good. The subdistrict includes also two other townships and two other parishes. Acres, 11,335. Pop., 2,826. Houses, 485
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township-chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Lancashire AncC |
| Place: | Bickerstaffe |
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