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Monk Bretton, town, township, and eccl. dist. with ry. sta., Roystone par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire - dist., pop. 3962; town and township, 3¼ miles NE. of Barnsley by rail, 2221 ac., pop. 2918; P.O.; Monk Bretton has remains of a Cluniac priory founded in 1157.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Monk Bretton |
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