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Eccleshall, market town, par., and township, in co. and 7 miles NW. of Stafford -- par., 21,738 ac., pop. 4455; township, 19,755 ac., pop. 4075; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks. Market-day, Friday; agriculture is the chief industry; Eccleshall Castle has been the seat of the bishops of Lichfield from the 13th century.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town, parish and township" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Eccleshall Parish Staffordshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Eccleshall |
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