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Wortley, township and vil. with ry. sta., Tankersley par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire - township, 5616 ac., pop. 1131; vil., on an eminence, 4 miles SE. of Penistone and 6 SW. of Barnsley; P.O., T.O.; collieries, iron and steel works, brick and tile works, and quarries, are in vicinity; Wortley Hall, the property of Lord Wharncliffe, stands in an extensive park.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "township and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Tankersley Parish Wortley Parish Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Wortley |
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