Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Anston-cum-Membris

Anston-cum-Membris, par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 10 miles SE. of Sheffield, 3849 ac., pop. 1266; contains the post-office of South Anston. Nail-making and coal-mining are the chief employments.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: North and South Anston CP       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Anston

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