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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.
FOREST AND FRITH, a township in Middleton-in-Teesdale parish, Durham; commencing about 4½ miles NW of Middleton, and extending to the borders of Westmoreland. It consists of three parts, called Ettersgill, Middle Forest, and Harwood; and comprises the two chapelries of Forest and Harwood. Acres, 17, 270. Real property, £1, 714. Pop., 862. Houses, 130. The property is divided among a few. Grass Hall is a hunting-seat of the Duke of Cleveland. The surface is prevailingly mountainous and moorish; but it possesses more romantic and picturesque scenery than any other tract in the county; includes brilliant spots along the course of the headstreams of the Tees; and boasts the two magnificent waterfalls, called High Force and Caldron Snout. Lead ore is plentiful, and has been worked. The two chapelries are p. curacies, annexed to the rectory of Middleton-in-Teesdale, in the diocese of Durham; and they have a good church.
(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: | Forest and Frith CP/Tn Middleton in Teesdale AP/CP County Durham AncC |
| Place: | Forest and Frith |
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