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Rivington, eccl. dist., township, and vil., Bolton le Moors, SE. Lancashire - dist., pop. 429; township, 2768 ac., pop. 330; vil., 4 miles SE. of Chorley; P.O.; the vil. overlooks the reservoir of the Liverpool water-works; in vicinity is Rivington Hall, seat; Rivington Pike, 1545 ft. high, had formerly a beacon.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "ecclesiastical district" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Rivington Parish Lancashire Ancient County |
| Place: | Rivington |
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