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Wolstanton, manufacturing dist. and par., Staffordshire - par. (partly within the parl. limits of Stoke upon Trent and Newcastle under Lyme), 10,816 ac., pop. 47,216; dist., on NW. side of Stoke upon Trent, pop. 5538; P.O., T.O. Wolstanton lies within the Potteries district, and shares in its industries, besides having iron and steel works, engine works, and silk and cotton mills.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "manufacturing district and parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Wolstanton CP/AP Staffordshire AncC |
Place: | Wolstanton |
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