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.
BISHOP-MIDDLEHAM, a township and a parish in Stockton district, Durham. The township lies on the river Skern, 2¾ miles SE of Ferryhill r. station, and 8½ SSE of Durham; and has a post office under Ferryhill. Acres, 2,023. Real property, £2,941. Pop., 432. Houses, 100. The parish contains also the townships of Mainsforth, Cornforth, Thrislington, and Garmondswaymoor. Acres, 5,971. Real property, £7,233. Pop., 2,272. Houses, 475. The property is subdivided. The manor was once a seat of the Bishops of Durham. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Durham. Value, £285.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is good; and there are charities £32.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Bishop Middleham AP/CP Stockton RegD/PLU County Durham AncC |
| Place: | Bishop Middleham |
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