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.
Kearsley.-- town, township, and eccl. dist., Deane par., SE. Lancashire, 4 miles SE. of Bolton-eccl. dist. (Kearsley Moor), pop. 2628; town and township, 997 ac., pop. 7253; P.O. at Kearsley Moor; has the Kearsley Paper Mills and large coal mines. At Kearsley Moss large quantities of bog oak have been found.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Lancashire AncC |
| Place: | Kearsley |
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