Midgley

Midgley

Midgley (spr. midschli), Stadt im Westbezirk von Yorkshire (England), 8 km nordwestlich von Halifax, mit Baumwoll- und Kammgarnfabrikation und (1901) 2359 Einw.


http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.

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