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Alford.-- par. and market town, mid. Lincolnshire, 22¾ miles NE. of Boston by rail -- par., 1410 ac., pop. 2894. The town has a free grammar-school; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks. Market-day, Tuesday.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish and market town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Alford AP/CP Lincolnshire AncC |
Place: | Alford |
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