A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Brancepeth, par. and township with ry. sta., S. Durham, on river Wear, 4 miles SW. of Durham -- par., 19,030 ac. (109 water), pop. 41,241; township, 3750 ac. (20 water), pop. 432; P.O. B. Castle is a stately edifice, and contains a fine collection of antiquities.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and township with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Brancepeth CP/AP County Durham AncC |
| Place: | Brancepeth |
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