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DALTON, a township in Wigan parish, Lancashire; near the Leeds and Liverpool canal, and the Southport and Wigan railway, 5½ miles WNW of Wigan. Acres, 2, 090. Real property, £3, 747; of which £100 are in mines. Pop., 453. Houses, 82.
(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: | Dalton Parish Wigan Parish Lancashire Ancient County |
| Place: | Dalton |
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