A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
CHARNOCK-HEATH, a township in Standish parish, Lancashire; on the Bolton and Preston railway, at Adlington station, 2½ miles SE by S of Chorley. Acres, 1,596. Real property, £4,207; of which £450 are in mines, and £280 in quarries. Pop., 772. Houses, 150. There are brickworks and a cotton-mill.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
Linked entities: | |
---|---|
Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Standish CP/AP Lancashire AncC |
Place: | Heath Charnock |
Go to the linked place page for a location map, and for access to other historical writing about the place. Pages for linked administrative units may contain historical statistics and information on boundaries.