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DUNSTON, a township in Embleton parish, Northumberland; on the coast, near Dunstanburgh, 6 miles NE of Alnwick. Acres, 1, 663. Pop., 303. Houses, 58. Duns Scotus, "the subtle doctor, " is said, by some, to have been a native.
(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: | Embleton AP/CP Northumberland AncC |
Place: | Dunstan |
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