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PRESTON-RICHARD, a township in Heversham parish, Westmoreland; in the valley of the Beetha river, to the E of Heversham. It contains the hamlets of Crooklands, Endmoor, and Milton. Acres, 1, 760. Real property, £3, 337. Pop., 504. Houses, 83. There are gun-powder-works.
(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: | Heversham Parish Preston Richard Parish Westmorland Ancient County |
| Place: | Preston Richard |
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