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FAIRFIELD, a village in Droylsden township, Manchester parish, Lancashire; on the Manchester and Lincoln railway, 3½ miles ESE of Manchester. It has a station on the railway; includes broad paved streets, with the aspect of a town; is a seat of cotton manufacture; and has a Moravian settlement and chapel.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Manchester Parish Lancashire Ancient County |
| Place: | Fairfield |
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