Philipstown, Centralia

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Philipstown
General information
Established 1838
Postal code CENT
Dialling code 01
Geography
County Centralia
Elevation 3,484 ft (1,062 m)
Demographics
Population 82,908  (Ranked 8th)
Property value £59,775
Politics
City of Philipstown[1]
File:Arms-philipstown.png
Coat of Arms of Philipstown, Centralia
Type City by Royal Charter
Incorporated 8 March 1852
Seat Philipstown Town Hall
265 High Street
Philipstown, CENT
Navigation and map
Philipstown is located in New Ingrea
Philipstown
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Location of Philipstown
List of settlements in New Ingrea
List of places in New Ingrea by population
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Philipstown (population: 82,908) is a town in the West Riding of Centralia. First settled in 1838, and gazetted as a municipal borough in 1852, Philipstown is today the eighth largest urban centre in New Ingrea.

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Originally known as Irwindale, after James Irwin, the founder of the town in the 1850s and a major landholder in the area. After Irwin was disgraced in a major scandal in the 1870s, Philipstown was renamed in honour of Prince Philip upon his birth in 1877.

References and notes

  1. By Letters Patent issued by the King on 2 November 1970, Philipstown is entitled to the status and privilege of the title of city.

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