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Risley.-- township, Wilne par., Derbyshire, 4 miles S. of Ilkeston, 1152 ac., pop. 218; P.O.; contains Risley Hall, seat; Sir Hugh Willoughby (died 1554), the navigator, was a native.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Derbyshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Risley |
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