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Wadsley, eccl. dist. and ry. sta. (Wadsley Bridge), Ecclesfield par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Don, Smiles NW. of Sheffield, pop. 7248; P.O., and P.O. at sta., called Wadsley Bridge; has steel rolling, and mfrs. of knives, files, and combs. The South Yorkshire County Lunatic Asylum is close to the station.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "ecclesiastical district and railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Ecclesfield Parish Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Wadsley |
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