Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WHITWELL

WHITWELL, an extra-parochial tract, in the district and county of Durham; 3 miles ESE of Durham. Acres, 540. Real property, £3,633; of which £2,560 are in mines, and £205 in railways. Pop., 180. Houses, 29.


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

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Feature Description: "an extra-parochial tract"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: County Durham AncC
Place: Whitwell House

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