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NORLAND, or Northland, a township, with a village, in Halifax parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the river Calder, and on the Manchester and Yorkshire railway, 2½ miles S W of Halifax. Acres, 1, 140. Real property, £4, 478. Pop., 1, 718. Houses, 356. The manor belongs to the Earl of Scarborough. Chemical works are near the village; and the Lad stone is on Norland moor. There is a New Connexion Methodist chapel.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Halifax Parish Norland Parish Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | NORLAND | NORLAND OR NORTHLAND | NORTHLAND |
| Place: | Norland |
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