Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for MORPETH-CASTLE

MORPETH-CASTLE, a township in Morpeth parish, Northumberland; within Morpeth p. borough. It contains the site of Morpeth castle and the hamlets of Catchburn, Parkhouses, and Stobhill. Acres, 1,491. Pop., 180. Houses, 37.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Morpeth AP/CP/Tn       Morpeth Castle CP/Tn       Northumberland AncC
Place: Morpeth

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