Search for a place
Search for a place
Swinton.-- town and eccl. dist., Eccles par., SE. Lancashire, 4 miles NW. of Manchester - dist., pop. 10,253; town (Swinton and Pendlebury), pop. 18,107; P.O., T.O.; is a local government district, and has brick making and mfrs. of cotton.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
| Linked entities: | |
|---|---|
| Feature Description: | "town and ecclesiastical district" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Swinton Parish Lancashire Ancient County |
| Place: | Swinton |
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.