An Historical, Topographical, and Descriptive View of the County of Northumberland: And of Those Parts of the County of Durham Situated North of the River Tyne, with Berwick Upon Tweed, and Brief Notices of Celebrated Places on the Scottish Border, Volume 2Eneas Mackenzie Mackenzie and Dent, 1825 - Berwick-upon-Tweed (England) |
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acres adjoining afterwards Alnwick ancient annum barony Bart belonging bishop bishop of Durham Blackett bridge built called castle chapel Charles Chollerton church Clavering colliery Collingwood contains Corbridge cottages Delaval died distance Duke of Northumberland Durham Earl east Eglingham eldest Elizabeth erected farmholds feet Fenwick Forster George Greenwich Hospital Hall Haltwhistle heir Hexham high sheriff hill honour Horsley inhabitants inscription issue James king Edward king Henry knight land late Lord manor married Mary Matfen miles west Mitford Morpeth Netherwitton Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne North Shields north side Ogle parish parliament patron Percy Ponteland possession proprietor public houses Ralph reign of king Richard Ridley river road Robert Roman Rothbury Scots seat sheriff of Northumberland Shields Simonburn Sir John Sir William situated south side stands stone Swinburn Thomas tower town township Tyne Tynemouth Umfranville vicar village wall Warkworth Whalton Widdrington
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