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.
LUMLEY (GREAT), a village and a township in Chester-le-Street parish, Durham. The village stands 2 miles NW of Fence-Houses r. station, and 2 SE of Chester-le-Street; and has a post office under Fence-Houses. The township includes the village, and extends into the country. Pop. in 1851,1,730; in 1861,1,555. Houses, 337. The manor belongs to the Earl of Scarborough.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a township" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Chester le Street CP/AP/Ch Great Lumley CP/Tn County Durham AncC |
| Place names: | GREAT LUMLEY | LUMLEY | LUMLEY GREAT |
| Place: | Great Lumley |
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