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MEXBOROUGH

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Originally appearing in Volume V18, Page 317 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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MEXBOROUGH , an See also:

urban See also:district in the See also:West See also:Riding of See also:Yorkshire, See also:England, on the See also:Don, 11 m. N.E. of See also:Sheffield on the See also:Great Central and Midland See also:railways. Pop. (1891), 7734; (1901), 10,430. The Don affords See also:water communication with the See also:Humber. The See also:church of St See also:John the Baptist has See also:Early See also:English portions. The large See also:industrial See also:population is mainly employed in See also:glass, pottery and See also:iron See also:works, and in the neighbouring See also:stone-quarries. The See also:Castle See also:Hill is crowned with some See also:fine earthworks of uncertain date.

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