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.
BARONY, a township in St. Andrew-Auckland parish, Durham; on the river Gannless, and on the Northern Counties Union railway, at Evenwood station, 7 miles SW of Bishop-Auckland. It includes the hamlet of Evenwood; contains extensive coal-mines; and belongs to the Bishop of Durham. Acres, 5,336. Real property, £10,247,-of which £4,820 are in mines. Pop., 2,674. Houses, 518.
(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: | County Durham AncC |
| Place: | Barony |
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