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SOYLAND, a township, with S. village, and part of Ripponden village, in Halifax parish, W. R. Y Yorkshire; 4½ miles SW of Halifax. Acres, 4,960. Real property, £11,304. Pop., 3,373. Houses, 667. Part of the land is mountainous. There are several cotton mills, a large silk mill, the church of Ripponden, two dissenting chapels, and a national school.
(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: | Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Soyland |
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