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Shipley, town and township with ry. sta., Bradford par., N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Aire, 3 miles NW. of Bradford, 1406 ac., pop. 15,093; 1 Bank; has mfrs. of worsted, and shares in the industries of Bradford, of which it is practically a suburb.
(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: | Bradford Parish Shipley Parish Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Shipley |
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