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.
Hexhamshire, division of Hexham par., S. Northumberland, 18,896 ac., pop. 1005; comprises 4 townships, viz., High Quarter, Low Quarter, Middle Quarter, and West Quarter - High Quarter, 6539 ac., pop. 156; Low Quarter, 3651 ac., pop. 367; Middle Quarter, 4222 ac., pop. 263; West Quarter, 4484 ac., pop. 219. Hexhamshire was a county palatine, comprising the pars. of Hexham, Lee St John, and Allendale, and was governed by the bishops of Hexham; it passed as a barony to the see of York, and in the reign of Elizabeth was annexed to Northumberland.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Administrative units: | Northumberland AncC |
| Place: | Hexhamshire |
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