A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
CHESTER, a ward of the county of Durham. It forms the northern part of the county; is separated from Easington ward by the river Wear, from a point 2¾ miles south of Durham to the sea; extends west by southward, from the Wear's mouth to Shorngate-Cross, 33 miles; varies in breadth, northward, from 3 miles to 17; and contains thirteen parishes, parts of two others, and an extra-parochial tract. Acres, 138, 711. Pop. in 1851, 74, 706; in 1861, 99, 872. Houses, 17, 776.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a ward" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | County Durham AncC |
| Place: | Chester le Street |
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