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Droylsden, small town and township with ry. sta., Manchester par., SB. Lancashire, on Rochdale Canal, 3½ miles E. of Manchester -- township, 1621 ac., pop. 11,254; town, pop. 8687; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Droylsden is practically an outlying E. suburb of Manchester. It has cotton manufactories, copperas works, dye-works, print-works, chemical works, &c.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "small town and township with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Lancashire Ancient County |
| Place: | Droylsden |
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