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Atherton, township and town with ry. sta., SW. Lancashire, 13 miles NW. of Manchester, 2426 ac., pop. 12,602; 1 Bank. It has cotton factories, collieries, and ironworks.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "township and town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Lancashire Ancient County |
| Place: | Atherton |
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