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A vision of Britain through time
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HEIGHINGTON, a township and a parish in Darlington district, Durham. The township lies 1¼ mile W of the Stockton and Darlington railway, 2½ E of a Roman road, and 6 NNE of Darlington; and has a station, jointly with Aycliffe, on the railway, and a post office under Darlington. Acres, 1, 743. Real property, £4, 070. Pop., 668. Houses, 164. The parish contains also the townships of Walworth, Killerby, CoatsawMoor, Redworth, and School-Aycliffe. Acres, 7, 278. Real property, £10, 425. Pop., 1, 323. Houses, 288. The property is much divided. Limestone, for building, is largely worked. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Durham. Value, £217.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Durham. The church has a Norman chancel-arch, and a Norman tower; was recently restored; and contains a richly carved pulpit. There are a Wesleyan chapel, an endowed grammar school, with £33 ayear, and other charities with £6.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Heighington CP/AP Darlington RegD/PLU County Durham AncC |
| Place: | Heighington |
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