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.
WEAR (The), a river of Durham; rising near Killhope-Cross, adjacent to the boundary with Cumberland; running east-by-southward, past Weardale-St. John, Stanhope, Wolsingham, and Witton-le-Wear, to Bishop-Auckland; and going thence north-eastward, past Durham and Chester-le-Street, to the sea at Sunderland. It has a total course of about 60 miles; and is navigable for barges up to Durham.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a river" (ADL Feature Type: "rivers") |
| Administrative units: | County Durham AncC |
| Place names: | THE WEAR | WEAR | WEAR THE |
| Place: | Wear |
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