A vision of Britain through time
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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.
KIRKHEATON, a parish in Castle-Ward district, Northumberland; at the source of the river Blyth, 4 miles S of Scot's-Gap r. station, 4¾ E of Watling street, and 9½ NE by N of Hexham. Post town, Capheaton, under Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Acres, 1, 760. Pop., 161Houses, 32. Black hill here commands an extensive view. Coal is worked; limestone and freestone are quarried; and there is a lime kiln. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Durham. Value, £60. Patrons, Messrs. Bcrwick, Oraster, and Asken. The church was rebuilt in 1775. A yew tree, upwards of 600 years old, is in the churchyard. There is a national school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Kirkheaton CP/ExP/Ch Castle Ward RegD/PLU Northumberland AncC |
| Place: | Kirkheaton |
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