A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
BIDDLESTONE, a township in Alwinton parish, Northumberland; in the basin of the Coquet river, under the Southeastern Cheviots, 7½ miles NW of Rothbury. Pop., 198. Houses, 33. The manor belonged anciently to the Vissards; but was given by Edward I to Sir W. de Selby; and belongs still to his descendants. James I., when on his way to London, in 1603, was entertained here, and knighted five of the Selbys. Here is a Roman Catholic chapel.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Alwinton CP/AP Biddlestone CP/Tn Northumberland AncC |
| Place: | Biddlestone |
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