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A History of the County of Lancaster
… is the village of Hindley Green; from this a road leads south to Leigh. The London and North-Western Company's …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… being on the lower ground by the riverside, and to the south-west is Riley Green; Brimmicroft lies to the south. Further south again the surface rises in one place to 600 ft. The …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… join the north road from Preston to Lancaster crosses the south-west corner, as does also the Kendal Canal. The base of …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… western border, from which the ground falls away to the south. Near the eastern border, a brook runs south to join the Irk at Middleton, passing through a little … Hopwood Hall and its park are situated. Birch lies in the south-east corner. On the north the town of Heywood has …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… some 400 ft. high, descending somewhat sharply to the south and west, while the remainder is the level valley of … north. 1 The township boundary includes land on the south side of the Wenning. In addition there is a considerable detached portion on the hill-side to the south of Farleton and two small fragments within Farleton …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… of 3,254 acres, 1 and measures about 3 miles from north to south, by 2 miles across. The highest point, 1,475 ft., is in … extreme north; from this the ground slopes downward to the south, but most rapidly to the west, where about 350 ft. is … the Gannister Beds or Lower Coal Measures. A little to the south of the Rivington Reservoirs lies the town of Horwich, …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… between Middleton on the north, and Houghton on the south, there being no defined boundary between them. The … 1 It is situated on gently sloping ground, rising from south to north to about 100 ft. above sea level. The country … to Croft and Culcheth; it is joined by another from the south, coming from Warrington and Fearnhead through Houghton …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Ribble. The West Lancashire Railway crosses the extreme south-east corner. There were only eighteen hearths taxed in …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… The township of Hulme is bounded on the north, west, and south, in the main, by the Medlock, Irwell, and Cornbrook … is the Chester Road, starting at Knott Mill and proceeding south-west to Stretford. 2 It is on the line of the old Roman … dwelling-houses 3 seem to have been erected on the south side of Chester Road, streets being planned there as …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… portion, however, consists of the low land on the south bank of the Ribble. The eastern half of the township is …