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Sherburn, township and vil. with ry. sta. (Sherburn Colliery), Pittington par., in co. and 2½ miles E. of Durham, 1310 ac., pop. 2640; P.O., T.O.; has extensive coal mines; near the vil. is Sherburn Hall, seat.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "township and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Pittington CP/AP Sherburn Tn/CP County Durham AncC |
Place: | Sherburn |
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