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BETTISFIELD, a township in Hanmer parish, Flint; with a station on the Cambrian railway, 4 ¼ miles NE of Ellesmere. It has a post office under Whitchurch. Acres, 2,284. Real property, £2,961. Pop., 361. Houses, 71. Bettisfield Hall is a seat of Sir John Hanmer, Bart., the descendant of Speaker Hanmer of Queen Anne's time, the editor of Shakespeare.
(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: | Bettisfield Parish Hanmer Parish Flintshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Bettisfield |
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