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.
DUNSTON, a village on the north border of Durham: near the river Tyne, 2 miles WSW of Gateshead. Pop., 1, 064. Many of the inhabitants are keelmen. A lunatic asylum is here.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | County Durham AncC |
| Place: | Dunston |
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