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Oswaldtwistle, town and township, Whalley par., NE. Lancashire, on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, 3 miles SE. of Blackburn, 4883 ac., pop. 12,206; P.O.T.O., 1 Bank; has cotton factories, printworks, and potteries, and in the neighbourhood are collieries and quarries.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town and township" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Oswaldtwistle Parish Whalley Parish Lancashire Ancient County |
| Place: | Oswaldtwistle |
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