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Encyclopedia Britannica



MOSSLEY

This article appears in Volume V18, Page 903 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: MOS-NAN
MOSSLEY , a market town and municipal
borough
  in the Prestwich parliamentary division of Lancashire, England, io2 m. E.N.E. from
Manchester
 , by the London & North-Western railway. Pop. (19o1), 13,452. It lies in the valley of the Tame, close to the junction of the boundaries of Lancashire, Cheshire and
Yorkshire
 , and is surrounded by sharply-rising high ground, especially eastward. The Huddersfield canal passes it. Across the river from the town ancient earthworks (Bucton Castle), of
British origin, are seen, and a Roman road passing them, and running north and
south
  is also traceable. Mossley has foundries, mill-works, woollen factories, and large
cotton
 -spinning mills. It was incorporated in 1885, and the
corporation
  consists of a
mayor
 , 6 aldermen, and 16 councillors. Area, 3622 acres.


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