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Widdrington, township and vil. with ry. sta., Woodburn par., Northumberland - township, 4702 ac. land and 245 foreshore, pop. 1038; vil., 6½ miles NE. of Morpeth; P.O., T.O.; Widdrington Castle is a modern edifice, and includes a small part of the ancient castle which was destroyed by fire in 1780.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "township and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Northumberland AncC |
Place: | Widdrington |
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