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BRIERYHURST, or Brerehurst, a township in Wolstanton parish, Stafford; adjacent to the Northwestern railway 2 miles NNE of Newcastle-under-Lyne. Real property, £5,157; of which £400 are in mines. Pop., 4,072. Houses, 798. The working of coal and iron-ore is carried on.
(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: | Wolstanton Parish Staffordshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | BREREHURST | BRIERYHURST | BRIERYHURST OR BREREHURST |
| Place: | Brieryhurst |
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