A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Saltney, township and vil. with ry. sta., Ha warden par., Flintshire - township (partly within the parl. limits of Chester), 2302 ac., pop. 2300; bor. part, pop. 1986; vil., on river Dee, 2 miles SW. of Chester; P.O., T.O.; has risen rapidly in importance as a place of coasting trade; has wharf and docks, and is the nearest and most convenient outlet for the central districts of Wales and the mining fields of Shropshire and Staffordshire. Saltney has extensive ironworks for the mfr. of anchors and chain cables.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "township and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Flintshire AncC |
| Place: | Saltney |
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