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MANCHESTER, BOLTON, AND BURY RAILWAY, a railway in Lancashire; from Manchester, northwestward to Bolton. It was authorized in 1831, and opened in 1838; was formed at a cost of £67,000 per mile; is 10 miles long to Bolton, with a branch to Bury, and was amalgamated with other lines in 1847, to constitute the Lancashire and Yorkshire.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a railway" (ADL Feature Type: "railroad features") |
| Administrative units: | Lancashire Ancient County |
| Place: | Manchester |
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