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.
CROXDALE, a chapelry in St. Oswald and Merrington parishes, Durham; on the river Wear and the Weardale railway, adjacent to the York and Newcastle railway, 3 miles S of Durham. It consists of the townships of Sunderland-Bridge and Hett, -the former of which has a post office under Durham; and it was constituted in 1843. Acres, 2, 632. Rated property, £1, 621. Pop., 468. Houses, 103. The property is divided among a few. Croxdale Hall is the seat of the Salvins. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Durham. Value, £120.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Durham. The church is good; and there is a Roman Catholic chapel.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | County Durham AncC |
| Place: | Croxdale |
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