Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Ryton

Ryton.-- town, par., and township with ry. sta., Durham, on river Tyne, 6 miles W. of Newcastle - par., 5430 ac., pop. 5311; township, 1201 ac., pop. 3030; town (containing the townships of Ryton, Ryton Woodside, and Crawcrook), 5150 ac., pop. 4508; P.O., T.O Ryton has iron and steel works, collieries, and limestone quarries.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "town, parish, and township"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Ryton AP/CP       County Durham AncC
Place: Ryton

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