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.
COCKEN, a township in Houghton-le-Spring parish, Durham; on the river Wear, 3½ miles NNE of Durham. Acres, 437. Real property, £660. Pop., 77. Houses, 14. Cocken Hall is a romantically situated residence, almost surrounded by the Wear.
(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: | Houghton le Spring CP/AP County Durham AncC |
| Place: | Cocken |
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