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Skelmersdale, town and township with ry. sta., Ormskirk par., SW. Lancashire, 4½ miles SE. of Ormskirk, 1941 ac., pop. 5707; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Coal mining and brickmaking are carried on. Skelmersdale gives the title of baron to the Bootle-Wilbraham family.
(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: | Ormskirk Parish Skelmersdale Parish Lancashire Ancient County |
| Place: | Skelmersdale |
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