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1326:Hundred End
945:Ashton Hall
851:Clough Fold
841:Stacksteads
662:South Shore
619:Feniscowles
556:Spring Vale
211:, England.
203:, south of
2033:Categories
1943:53°43′18″N
1675:Midge Hall
1510:Merseyside
1420:Mossbridge
1392:Cocker Bar
1387:Midge Hall
1167:Scale Hall
798:Haslingden
793:Grane Road
778:Simonstone
677:Wrea Green
639:White Bear
576:Daisyfield
561:Goosehouse
535:Lancashire
360:References
229:Farrington
209:Lancashire
158:Farrington
1946:2°41′50″W
1901:Idle Toad
1703:Education
1660:Farington
1582:Transport
1349:Farington
1253:Foulridge
1220:Hest Bank
1187:Claughton
1129:Longridge
1119:Grimsargh
1114:Ribbleton
983:Bay Horse
899:Whitworth
889:Shawforth
884:Britannia
846:Waterfoot
788:Helmshore
717:Maudlands
707:Singleton
687:Wyre Dock
682:Fleetwood
629:Brinscall
601:Newsholme
591:Rimington
581:Wilpshire
448:11956311M
422:Sparkford
396:Butt 1995
384:Butt 1995
372:Butt 1995
241:Blackburn
233:Farington
201:Farington
169:Farington
148:Key dates
94:Platforms
82:Farington
53:Farington
1863:Politics
1831:Business
1104:Deepdale
1041:Preesall
861:Stubbins
803:Baxenden
740:Towneley
712:Lea Road
624:Withnell
586:Chatburn
440:60251199
167:renamed
78:Location
1854:The Bee
1795:History
1639:Leyland
1524:Cumbria
1463:Halsall
1430:Lydiate
1364:Coppull
1051:Pilling
1003:Roebuck
988:Scorton
978:Galgate
927:Borwick
917:Melling
813:Hoghton
773:Padiham
596:Gisburn
492:Leyland
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260:Closure
249:Preston
221:station
215:History
205:Preston
199:served
115:History
110:Disused
89:England
1453:Barton
1192:Hornby
1177:Halton
1071:Nateby
1013:Oxheys
634:Heapey
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1988:is a
1847:Media
1774:Sport
1665:Hoole
1412:SCLER
1331:Banks
1301:Hoole
1258:Earby
1182:Caton
998:Brock
894:Facit
879:Bacup
836:Bacup
735:Holme
38:, or
1990:stub
1884:2003
1879:1999
1197:Wray
436:OCLC
426:ISBN
318:1959
219:The
207:in
133:NUR
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