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Orrell, town and township (ry. sta. Orrell and Upholland), Wigan par., SW. Lancashire, near Leeds and Liverpool Canal, 3 m. W. of Wigan, 1618 ac., pop. 4299; P.O.; has coal mining, nail making, and cotton mfr.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "town and township" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Orrell CP/Tn Wigan CP/Tn/AP Lancashire AncC |
Place: | Orrell |
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