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PARBOLD, a township in Eccleston parish, Lancashire; near the Leeds and Liverpool canal, 5½ miles N Wby W of Wigan. It has a post-office under Ormskirk; and it contains the church of Douglas chapelry. Acres, 1, 165. Real property, £3,031; of which £420 are inquarries. Pop., 474. Houses, 92. Parbold Hall is the seat of Mrs. Twining. Parbold hill commands goodviews to the Isle of Man, and to the mountains of Wales and Cumberland.
(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: | Lancashire Ancient County |
| Place: | Parbold |
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