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LEIGHTON, a township in Neston parish, Cheshire; on the estuary of the Dee, 1½ mile N by E of Great Neston. Acres, 1,605; of which 995 are water. Real property, £1,600. Pop., 363. Houses, 64. Ashfield Hall here is the seat of R. A. Macfie, Esq. The township commands fine views across the Dee, into Wales.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Leighton Parish Neston Parish Cheshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Leighton |
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