Descriptive gazetteer entries

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Stocksbridge like this:

Stocksbridge, town, Ecclesfield and Penistone pars., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 1½ mile W. of Deepcar sta. and 7½ m. NAV of Sheffield, pop. 4660; P.O.; is a local government district, and a seat of steel-wire works.

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Travel writing

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