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470:Hesketh Bank
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403:civil parish
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152:Civil parish
126:2,917 (
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1581:Winter Hill
1444:Black Brook
1250:Riley Green
1240:Lucas Green
964:14 December
933:14 December
862:15 December
727:Dissolution
624:Mark Bonner
538:manor house
439:Old English
425:was 2,917.
423:2011 census
384: /
272:01257/01772
128:2011 Census
1626:Categories
1561:Hurst Hill
1556:Healey Nab
1551:Great Hill
1515:Rake Brook
1495:Anglezarke
1483:Reservoirs
1425:Topography
1326:Bretherton
1316:Anglezarke
1160:Bretherton
758:References
723:Henry VIII
719:Charles II
458:Bretherton
450:Much Hoole
411:Lancashire
369:53°39′43″N
358:Lancashire
311:North West
299:Lancashire
287:Lancashire
212:North West
194:Lancashire
123:Population
109:Lancashire
1566:Noon Hill
1464:R Lostock
1432:Waterways
1396:Rivington
1391:Mawdesley
1361:Eccleston
1306:Adlington
1255:Rivington
1245:Mawdesley
1210:Eccleston
1170:Brinscall
1119:Adlington
1002:cite book
772:UK Census
732:Charles I
699:Grade II*
628:Blackpool
609:Education
599:Southport
563:Transport
519:Landmarks
462:Mawdesley
372:2°46′37″W
306:Ambulance
246:Post town
1474:R Yarrow
1454:The Goit
1416:Withnell
1406:Wheelton
1311:Anderton
1299:Parishes
1285:Withnell
1270:Wheelton
1145:Anderton
1133:Villages
1053:Archived
789:26 March
774:(2011).
746:See also
693:Religion
633:Failsafe
499:town of
486:Edward I
466:Tarleton
435:St Aidan
168:District
143:SD487187
1632:Croston
1386:Hoghton
1356:Cuerden
1351:Croston
1346:Coppull
1331:Brindle
1235:Hoghton
1205:Cuerden
1200:Croston
1195:Coppull
1165:Brindle
1124:Chorley
1067:Croston
831:27 June
715:Rufford
711:Chorley
603:Preston
595:Chorley
591:Leyland
474:Bispham
454:Rufford
446:Chorley
429:History
415:England
407:Chorley
399:Croston
353:England
330:Chorley
250:LEYLAND
228:England
222:Country
176:Chorley
159:Croston
101:Croston
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31:Croston
1530:Yarrow
1459:R Chor
1381:Heskin
1371:Heapey
1366:Euxton
1230:Heskin
1220:Heapey
1215:Euxton
601:, and
497:French
490:castle
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282:Police
204:Region
1539:Hills
1112:Towns
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780:Nomis
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513:Loire
505:Tours
405:near
1008:link
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966:2014
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