Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for GREENLEIGHTON

GREENLEIGHTON, a township in Hartburn parish, Northumberland; 6¼ miles SSW of Rothbury. It is noted for its fine green hill, and its excellent limestone; and it has an oval camp, encompassed by a fosse. Acres, 1, 572. Pop., 29. Houses, 4.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Hartburn AP/Tn/CP       Northumberland AncC
Place: Greenleighton

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