A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
RUSHYFORD, a hamlet in Auckland, St. Andrew parish, Durham; 5¼ miles E S E of Bishop-Auckland. Itis a seat of petty-sessions, and has a post-office under Ferryhill. A famous inn was here before the railway period; was the place where Lord Eldon passed much ofhis vacations in his latter years; and is now a farm-house.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | County Durham AncC |
| Place: | Rushyford |
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