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BAMFORD, a village in the township of Birtle-cum Bamford, parish of Middleton, Lancashire; 3 miles W of Rochdale. It has a post office under Rochdale, and an Independent chapel; and its inhabitants are employed chiefly in cotton factories. Bamford Hall, the fine old seat of J. Fenton, Esq., is adjacent.
(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: | Lancashire Ancient County |
| Place: | Bamford |
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