Loftus (or Lofthouse) | As described in John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887)

Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Loftus (or Lofthouse)

Loftus (or Lofthouse), small town and par. with ry. sta., North-Riding Yorkshire, 9 miles SE. of Saltburn - par., 3737 ac., pop. 4318; town (partly also in Easington and Skelton near Red car pars.), pop. 6699; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper; is a thriving place, and has mfrs. of cordage and twine, also large vegetable gardens, the produce of which is sent to the neighbouring markets; stone is quarried; Loftus is a local government district; in vicinity is the seat of L. Hall.

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

Linked entities:
Feature Description:	"small town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units:	Loftus Parish Yorkshire Ancient County
Place names:	LOFTHOUSE \| LOFTUS \| LOFTUS OR LOFTHOUSE
Place:	Loftus

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