Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Liversedge

Liversedge, township with ry. sta., Birstal par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 6½ miles SE. of Bradford, 2130 ac., pop. 12,757; P.O., T.O.; iron founding, machine-making, wiremaking, and the mfrs. of cotton, woollen, and worsted goods are largely carried on. Many fine residences are in the township, which is a local government district.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "township with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Yorkshire Ancient County
Place: Liversedge

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