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SAWLEY, an extra-parochial tract, with a village, in the district of Clitheroe and W. R. Yorkshire; on the river Ribble, 4 miles N E by N of Clitheroe. Acres, 2, 240. Real property, £3, 737. Pop., 254. Houses, 42. A Cistertian abbey, on a site adjacent to the village, was founded in 1147 by William de Percy; and had a cruciform church, 185 feet long from E to W, and 125 from N to S. Greatpart of the nave and transept still stands, and presentsinteresting features.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "an extra-parochial tract, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Sawley |
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