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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Wetherby, market town and township with ry. sta., Spofforth par., N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Wharfe, 6 miles SE. of Harrogate and 12 miles NE. of Leeds, 1601 ac., pop. 1886; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 2 news-papers. Market-day, Thursday. Wetherby is picturesquely situated amid diversified scenery, and is an ancient place, called by the Saxons Wedderbi. It has a town hall, a reading-room, and agricultural and horticultural institutes. A 6-arched bridge crosses the Wharfe. Brewing and agricultural implement making are the chief industries; there is trade in horses and cattle.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town and township with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Wetherby |
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