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.
PLAWSWORTH, a township in Chester-le-Street parish, Durhamshire; near the river Wear, 4 miles N by W of Durham. Acres, 1, 224. Real property, £2, 207; of which £500 are in mines. Pop. in 1851, 286; in 1861, 681. Houses, 130. The increase of pop. arose from theextension of collieries. There is a New Connexion Methodist chapel.
(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: | Chester le Street CP/AP/Ch Plawsworth Tn/CP County Durham AncC |
| Place: | Plawsworth |
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