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.
Pateley Bridge, market town with ry. sta., Ripon par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Nidd, 14 miles NW. of Harrogate and 212 miles NW. of London, pop. 3197; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks. Market-day, Saturday. Lead mines and stone quarries are numerous here, and active industries are carried on in flaxspinning and brewing; there are also important cattle and sheep fairs. Four miles from the town is a curious and beautiful series of caverns, encrusted with stalactites and stalagmites, discovered in 1860.
(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: | Pateley Bridge |
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