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Sale, town and township with ry. sta., Ashton on Mersey par., Cheshire, on river Mersey, 5 miles SW. of Manchester, 2006 ac., pop. 7915; P.O., T.O., and P.O. at Sale Moor, 2 miles distant, 2 Banks, 1 newspaper; is practically a suburb of Manchester, and has extensive market gardens. Sale Old Hall, Sale Priory, and Sale Lodge are seats in the neighbourhood.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town and township with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Cheshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Sale |
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