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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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STAMFORDHAM, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Castle Ward district. Northumberland. The village stands on the river Pont, 6½ miles NNW of Wylam r. station, and 12 NW by W of Newcastle; was once a market-town; retains, on its green, a small but picturesque market house of 1785; is a polling place; and has a post-office‡ under Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and fairs on 20 Apriland 15 Aug.—The parish contains 14 townships, and comprises 18,089 acres. Real property, £21,603; of which £152 are in mines. Pop., 1,800. Houses, 350. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Durham. Value, £520.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church, excepting the tower, was rebuilt in 1849. The p. curacy of Matfen is a separate benefice. A chapel of ease is at Ryall; and there are a U. Presbyterian church, an endowed school with £200 a year, and charities £12.—The sub-district contains 4 parishes, and 3 parts. Acres, 41,019. Pop., 7,753. Houses, 1,548.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village, a parish, and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Stamfordham CP Stamfordham SubD Northumberland AncC |
| Place: | Stamfordham |
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