Bailleul, a town in the French department of the Nord, 19 miles NW. of Lille. It has manufactures of beer, leather, lace, linen, and soap, and a brisk trade in corn and cheese. The Baliol family hence derived its name. Pop. 8180.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 1: A to Beaufort, p. 663
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