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A History of the County of Lancaster
… principal roads are those from Manchester to Bury, the Old Road to the east, near the border, the New Road, formed in 1827, through the centre. There are numerous … connected with the Salford system, runs along the Bury New Road. A botanist of note, Richard Broxton, was born at …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… including part of that of Thornham. 2 The principal road is that from Oldham to Rochdale, which passes through … of it goes north-east to Shaw, to which place another road from Oldham passes through the township. Another important road is that from Royton to Middleton. The Oldham and …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… station is in Tonge. A light railway is laid along the road from Middleton to Oldham. The Manchester and Rochdale …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… the River Roch, covered by alluvial deposit. The principal road is that passing northwest through Pilkington and … times become the centre of trade and population. The road, after crossing the bridge, goes northerly to join the … and an award made in 1812. 68 Church The church of ST. BARTHOLOMEW 69 stands at the east side of the town in the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… remains have been found, chiefly in the hills; a Roman road over Blackstone Edge is still visible, and part of a … grown up near the church, on both banks of the Roch. The road from Oldham going north, joined south of the church by the old road from Manchester, reaches the river to the north-east of …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… and to Liverpool; the latter place might be reached by road in the coach or over the sands on horseback. Nicholas …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… impression that the village is in a secluded dell. As the road from Alton branches towards Selborne these two thickly … Approaching nearer the hills seem to grow higher as the road makes a sharp descent. Then before any glimpse of the village can be seen the road makes a sudden bend to the left, and rising abruptly to …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… on the north side, the west end facing on to the road immediately south of the bridge. It consists of a …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… with the Douglas in Adlington; then you meet with another road coming from Chisnall and pass by the Park Hall in … passed Blainscough Brook you shortly after meet with a road on the right hand leading to Chorley. Passing over the … mile from Wigan to the Bear's Head, keeping the right hand road you pass over a little rill by Jolly Mill, about a …