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HEBBURN, or Hebron, a township and a parish in Morpeth district, Northumberland. The township lies near the Northeastern railway, 2½ miles N of Morpeth; and includes a lofty eminence, called Hebburn-Shaw, which commands an extensive view, and was formerly used as an alarm beacon. Acres, 972. Pop., 125. Houses, 19. The parish contains also the townships of Cockle-Park, Tritlington, Earsdon, Earsdon-Forest, Fenrother, and Causey-Park. Post town, Morpeth. Acres, 7, 696. Real property, £4, 320. Pop., 595. Houses, 108. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Bothal, in the diocese of Durham. The church was rebuilt in 1793.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Hebron CP/Ch Morpeth RegD/PLU Northumberland AncC |
Place names: | HEBBURN | HEBBURN OR HEBRON | HEBRON |
Place: | Hebron |
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