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Glasson, river port (ry. sta. Glasson Dock), on estuary of river Lune, N. Lancashire, 5 miles SW. of Lancaster, pop. 876; P.O., T.O., called Glasson Dock; is the port of Lancaster; vessels of 400 tons can enter its docks.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "river port" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
| Administrative units: | Lancashire Ancient County |
| Place names: | GLASSON | GLASSON DOCK |
| Place: | Glasson |
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