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.
Stamford Bridge, small market town with ry. sta., Catton par., East-Riding Yorkshire, on river Derwent, 9¼ miles NE. of York; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Friday. Stamford Bridge was the scene of a sanguinary conflict between the Saxons under Harold and the Norwegians under Harold Haarfager, in which the Norwegians were defeated and their king slain.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "small market town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Stamford Bridge |
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