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Claughton (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 53 53 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 53.8833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 002 43 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -2.7167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Village and civil parish in the Borough of Wyre. Name is of Saxon origin, meaning 'farm on the hill'. The village has been Catholic for 1500 years, but there has been no Church of England presence. Not to be confused with another village of the same name also in Lancashire. |
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| Claughton (preferred,C,V)
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| Claughton-on-Brock (C,V)
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| Brock Claughton (C,V)
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| Clagton (C,V)
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............ | recorded in 1253 |
| Clahton (C,V)
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............ | recorded in 1250s |
| Clacton (H,V)
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............ | recorded in 1184 |
| Clactune (H,V)
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............ | recorded in 1086 |
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Claughton (inhabited place) (P) |
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(World, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Lancashire) [1028866] |
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