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BARNINGHAM, a township in the district of Teesdale, and a parish partly also in the district of Richmond N. R. Yorkshire. The township lies on a tributary of the Tees, near Arkengarth forest, 5½ miles SE of Barnard-Castle r. station; and has a post office ender Darlington. Acres, 3,454. Real property, £3,350. Pop., 307. Houses, 78. The parish includes also the townships of Scargill and Hope; and part of the township of Newsham. Acres, 10,771. Real property, with the rest of Newsham, £8,998. Pop., 526. Houses, 129. Much of the surface is upland moor. Barningham Park is the seat of the Milbanks. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £553.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £20.
(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: | Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Barningham |
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