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Clay Cross, town with ry. sta., E. Derbyshire, 4½ m. S. of Chesterfield and 145 NW. of London, pop. 6879; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; a town of modern growth, the centre of a large coal and iron district. See CLAVLANE.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Derbyshire AncC |
Place: | Clay Cross |
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