Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for TARSET

TARSET, a township, with a r. station, in Thorney-burn parish, Northumberland; on a burn of its own name, on the North Tyne river, and on the Border Counties railway, 3½ miles WNW of Bellingham. Acres, 17,408. Pop., 112. Houses, 21. T. Castle was burnt by raiders about 1516.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township, with a r station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Northumberland AncC
Place: Tarset West

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