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.
MAINSFORTH, a township in Bishop-Middleham parish, Durham, on the river Little Skerne; near the Darlington railway, 7½ miles E of Bishop-Auckland. Acres, 627. Real property, £586. Pop., 58. Houses, 10. Mainsforth Hall belonged to the Huttons; passed to the Surteeses; and is notable for the residence in it of the late Robert Surtees, the county historian and antiquary. Sir Walter Scott often visited it; and he planted an oak tree, which flourishes at the end of the houseterrace. An association, called the Surtees society, in memory of Mr. Robert Surtees, was formed immediately after his decease, for publishing unedited manuscripts relating to the North of England. An antler of a moose deer was found in the township; and an ancient camp is here, occupying 16 acres.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Bishop Middleham AP/CP Mainsforth Tn/CP County Durham AncC |
| Place: | Mainsforth |
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