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Millom, town, par., and township, with ry. sta. (Millom, Holborn Hill), at S. extremity of Cumberland, on W. side of Duddon estuary, 6 miles SW. of Broughton-in-Furness and 13 miles SE. of Ravenglass - par., 34,866 ac., pop. 8099; township, 13,531 ac., pop. 7698; town, 1313 ac., pop. 6228; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper; has mines and ironworks; Millom Castle (1335) has left some remains; in vicinity of town is Millom Park, seat.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town, parish, and township, with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Millom Parish Cumberland Ancient County |
| Place: | Millom |
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