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Weardale St John, eccl. dist. and vil., Stanhope par., Durham - dist., pop. 1502; vil., on river Wear, 7 miles W. of Stanhope; P.O., T.O., called St John's Chapel; has lead mines; the dist. of Weardale contains Stanhope, Edmondbyers, Hunstonworth, and Wolsingham pars.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "ecclesiastical district and village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Stanhope AP/CP County Durham AncC |
Place names: | ST JOHNS CHAPEL | WEARDALE ST JOHN |
Place: | Weardale St John |
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