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SPINDLESTONE, a township in Bambrough parish, Northumberland; 2¾ miles E by S of Belford. Acres, 467. Pop. 113. Houses, 27. S. hills are celebrated in the ballad of "the Laidley Worm of S. Hengh,'' written in 1270.
(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: | Northumberland AncC |
Place: | Spindlestone |
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