Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Newmarket

Newmarket, par. and vil., Flintshire, 7 miles NW. of Holywell, 1075 ac., pop. 492; P.O.; has several important fairs; a large tumulus, an ancient carved pillar, and numerous barrows, are here.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Newmarket AP/CP       Flintshire AncC
Place: Newmarket

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