Herford, a town in the Prussian province of Westphalia, situated close to the frontier of Lippe-Detmold, 59 miles SW. of Hanover by rail. Flax and cotton spinning, linen-weaving, and the manufacture of sugar and confections are carried on. Pop. (1875) 12,012; (1885) 15,902; (1895) 21,535.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 5: Friday to Humanitarians, p. 682
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