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Dawley.-- town and par., Shropshire, on Shrewsbury Canal, 4 miles SE. of Wellington and 161 miles NW. of London, 2743 ac., pop. 9200; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; has extensive ironworks and coal mines; contains Dawley Bank, hamlet with school; P.O.; and Dawley Parva, eccl. dist., pop. 2063; P.O., called Little Dawley.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town and parish" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Dawley Magna Parish Shropshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | DAWLEY | LITTLE DAWLEY |
| Place: | Dawley |
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