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ACOMB, a township in St. John Lee parish, Northumberland; on the Tyne, 2 miles NNW of Hexham. It has a post office under Hexham, and a Wesleyan chapel. Acres, 2,745. Pop., 800. Houses, 128.
(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: | Acomb |
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