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Dilston, township, Corbridge par., S. Northumberland, on Devil's Water, 2½ m. SE. of Hexham, 2224 ac. (57 water), pop. 206. Dilston Castle (in ruins) was the residence of the last Earl of Derwentwater (1689-1716).
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Corbridge AP/CP Dilston CP/Tn Northumberland AncC |
Place: | Dilston |
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