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NAPPERTON, a quondam castle in the S of Northumberland; near the Roman wall, 2 miles N of Ovingham. It was built by Philip de Ulecott, forester of Northumberland in the time of King John; and it is now represented by only scanty vestiges.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a quondam castle" (ADL Feature Type: "historical sites") |
Administrative units: | Northumberland AncC |
Place: | Nafferton |
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