Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for ALT (The)

ALT (The), a small river of Lancashire. It rises near Knowsley-Park, a little W of Prescot; and runs about 12 miles north-westward to the Irish sea, in the vicinity of Formby.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a small river"   (ADL Feature Type: "rivers")
Administrative units: Lancashire Ancient County
Place names: ALT     |     ALT THE     |     THE ALT

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