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.
MAIDEN-PAPS, two round-topped limestone rocks in Tunstall township, Bishop-Wearmouth parish, Durham; 2½ miles SSW of Sunderland. They serve as landmarks to mariners entering Sunderland harbour.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "two round-topped limestone rocks" (ADL Feature Type: "natural rock formations") |
| Administrative units: | Bishopwearmouth CP/AP Tunstall CP/Tn County Durham AncC |
| Place: | Maiden Paps |
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