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Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Lees within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Lees.-- town with ry. sta., Ashton under Lyne par., SE. Lancashire, 1½ mile SE. of Oldham by rail and within its parliamentary limits, pop. 3511; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; has several large cotton mills, and partakes of the general prosperity of Oldham.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Leesfield, eccl. dist., Ashton under Lyne and Prestwich pars., SE. Lancashire, pop. 6173; the Ashton section contains the town of Lees.
