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.
South Shields, parl. and mun. bor., Jarrow par., Durham, at mouth of river Tyne, opposite North Shields, 8 miles E. of Newcastle on Tyne and 269 from London by rail, 1839 ac., pop. 56,875; 4 Banks, 3 newspapers. See SHIELDS, SOUTH.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parliamentary and municipal borough" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | South Shields CP/Tn County Durham AncC |
| Place: | South Shields |
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