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Birstall.-- par. and town with ry. sta., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 7 miles SW. of Leeds, 13,976 ac., pop. 62,781; town, pop. 6766; worsted and cotton mfrs.; coal and ironstone mines; birthplace of Dr Priestley (1733-1804).
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Birstall Parish Birstall Parish Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Birstall |
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