Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Gosforth

Gosforth, par. and ry. sta., S. Northumberland, 2 miles N. of Newcastle, 6472 ac., pop. 5557; P.O., T.O.; and P.O. at Gosforth Colliery; 2 miles N. of sta. is the seat of Gosforth Hall; the par. contains the townships of North Gosforth, 1088 ac., pop. 230; and South Gosforth, 468 ac., pop. 829.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish and railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Gosforth CP       Northumberland AncC
Place: Gosforth

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