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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.
DINSDALE (Low), or Dittinsdale, a parish in Darlington district, Durham; on the river Tees, 2 ¾ miles S of Middleton and Dinsdale r. station, and 5 SE of Darlington. Post town, Middleton-One-Row, under Darlington. Acres, 1, 150. Real property, £1, 840. Pop., 208. Houses, 27. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged once to the Surtees family; and was the birthplace of Place, the artist. A sulphur spa, of much repute in skin diseases, exists in a beautiful wood: and good baths and a magnificent hotel are in its neigh bourhood. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Durham. Value, £224.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Durham. The church is old and tolerable.
(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: | Low Dinsdale AP/CP Darlington RegD/PLU County Durham AncC |
| Place names: | DINSDALE | DINSDALE LOW | DINSDALE LOW OR DITTINSDALE | DITTINSDALE | LOW DINSDALE |
| Place: | Low Dinsdale |
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