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Saltaire, town with ry. sta., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Aire, 4 miles NW. of Bradford; P.O., T.O., 1 newspaper; is a model town, with well-planned streets, and takes its name from its founder, Sir Titus Salt (1803-76), who planted here his vast factories for the manufacture of alpaca fabrics, and erected dwelling-houses for his workpeople.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Saltaire |
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