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Winsford.-- vil. with ry. sta., Wharton township, Davenham par., Cheshire, and local government dist. (consisting of the entire townships of Over and Wharton), extending into Over and Whitegate pars, - dist., 5780 ac., pop. 10,041; vil., 5 miles S. of Northwich; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Winsford is situated in one of the most important saltwork districts of the country, and is a prosperous and rapidly growing place. See WHARTON, also OVER.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Davenham AP/CP Cheshire AncC |
Place: | Winsford |
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