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SALTERFORTH, a township in Barnoldswick parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the Leeds and Liverpool canal, 8 miles S W by W of Skipton. Acres, 1, 650. Pop. in 1851, 573; in 1861, 424. Houses, 92. Hand-loom weaving was largely carried on, but has decreased.
(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: | Barnoldswick Parish Salterforth Parish Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Salterforth |
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