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Bentham.-- par. and market town with ry. sta., N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 10 miles NW. of Settle and 253 miles from London, 32,930 ac., pop. 6047; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Monday.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish and market town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Bentham AP/CP Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Bentham |
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