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.
Sandbach, market town, par., and township with ry. sta. (Sandbach Junction), Cheshire, 4½ miles NE. of Crewe - par., 16,310 ac., pop., 10,219; town and township, 2584 ac., pop. 5493; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Thursday. Sandbach has mfrs. of boots and shoes, ironworks, wireworks, fustian factories, &c., and (in the neighbourhood) saltworks. It has a spacious grammar school, and in the market-place are two antique obelisks.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town, parish and township, with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Sandbach Tn/AP/CP Cheshire AncC |
| Place: | Sandbach |
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