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.
BLAGDON, a township in Stannington parish, Northumberland; near the river Blyth and the Northeastern railway, 7 miles S of Morpeth. It was held, in the time of Henry III., by John de Plessis; passed, in 1567, to the Fenwicks, and afterwards to the Whites; and now contains Blagdon Park, the seat of Sir M. W. Ridley, Bart.
(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: | Stannington CP/AP Northumberland AncC |
| Place: | Blagdon |
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