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DINNINGTON, a township and a parish in Castle Ward district, Northumberland. The township lies near the source of the river Pont, 5 miles W of Dudley r. station, and 6½ NNW of Newcastle-on-Tyne; and has a post office under Newcastle-on-Tyne. Acres, 812. Pop., 284. Houses, 59. The parish includes also the townships of Horton-Grange, Brenkley, Mason, Woolsington, and Prestwick; and was formerly part of Ponteland parish. Acres, 5, 538. Rated property, £6, 000. Pop., 774. Houses, 157. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Durham. Value, £160.* Patron, M. Bell, Esq. The church is good.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Dinnington CP/AP/Tn Castle Ward RegD/PLU Northumberland AncC |
| Place: | Dinnington |
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