Rawdon (or Rawden) | As described in John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887)

Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Rawdon (or Rawden)

Rawdon (or Rawden), town and township, Guiseley par., West-Riding Yorkshire, 5 miles NE. of Bradford and 6 miles NW. of Leeds, 1559 ac., pop. 3407; P.O., T.O.; has mfrs. of cloth, and possesses numerous important educational institutions. Rawdon gives the title of baron to the Marquis of Hastings.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description:	"town and township" (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units:	Guiseley Parish Rawdon Parish Yorkshire Ancient County
Place names:	RAWDEN \| RAWDON \| RAWDON OR RAWDEN
Place:	Rawdon

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