A vision of Britain through time
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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.
Pittington, par., township, and ry. sta., Durham - par. (containing Shadforth and Sherburn), 6707 ac., pop. 6523; township, 2491 ac., pop. 2206; contains North Pittington, vil., 3½ miles NE. of Durham; P.O. Coal mines and limestone quarries are in the par. The church (restored 1855) is Early Norman.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish, township, and railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Pittington CP/AP County Durham AncC |
| Place: | Pittington |
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