Searching for "CLAYTON HEIGHTS"

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    Place name County Entry Source
    BRADFORD Yorkshire BRADFORD , a town, a township, a parish, two subdistricts, and a district in W. R. Yorkshire. The town stands at Imperial
    CLAYTON Yorkshire CLAYTON , a township and a chapelry in Bradford parish, W. R. Yorkshire. The township lies 3½ miles W by S of Bradford; contains the villages of Clayton-Heights Imperial
    Clayton Heights Yorkshire Clayton Heights , vil. and school, Bradford par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire. See CLAYTON. Bartholomew
    CLAYTON-HEIGHTS Yorkshire CLAYTON-HEIGHTS , a village in Clayton township, Bradford parish, W. R. Yorkshire. Imperial
    DONCASTER Yorkshire DONCASTER , a town, a township, a parish, a sub-district, and a district in W. R. Yorkshire. The town stands Imperial
    LANCASHIRE Lancashire LANCASHIRE , a maritime and northern county; bounded on the N, by Cumberland and Westmoreland; on the E, by Yorkshire; on Imperial
    LIVERPOOL Lancashire Clayton-square, was formerly Clayton Hall; was opened as a theatre in 1861; and has an elegant interior, with capacity for 1,600 persons.-The Alexandra theatre, between Lime-street and Pudsey - street, was built in 1866; measures 63 feet from the back of the boxes to the curtain; has spacious staircases all of stone, and corridors all tiled and fire- proof; and contains accommodation for 2,200 spectators. - The Colosseum, in Paradise-street, was originally a Unitarian chapel; was converted into a place of amusement in 1850; includes an old octagonal edifice, with octagonal lantern in its centre Imperial
    LONDON London
    London
    LONDON , the metropolis of England. The centre of it is London city or London proper; the centre of that is Imperial
    NEWBAWN Wexford Clayton, since it became the scene of this memorable tragedy; but a neat cottage, called Carrigburn Cottage, has been fitted up as a summer residence for the family. Carrigburn is a remarkable rocky eminence, chiefly composed of hard flint, rising abruptly from an extensive plain to a height Lewis:Ireland
    NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE Northumberland Clayton-street, and Nelson-street; occupy aquadrangular area of 13, 906 yards; were built in 1835by Mr. Grainger; and, as to both architectural featuresand convenient arrangements, are about the finest in thekingdom. The Green-market has a frontage of fruit and vegetable shops; measures 318 feet in length, 57 feet inwidth, and 40 feet in height Imperial
    SALISBURY Berkshire
    Dorset
    Wiltshire
    SALISBURY , a city, three parishes, and a district in Wilts, and a diocese partly also in Dorset and Berks. The Imperial
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