Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for HALTON-SHIELDS

HALTON-SHIELDS, a township in Corbridge parish, Northumberland; on the Roman wall, contiguous to Halton township, 5½ miles NE of Hexham. Acres, 442. Pop., 69. Houses, 17. A Roman castellum was here.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Corbridge AP/CP       Halton Shields CP/Tn       Northumberland AncC
Place: Halton Shields

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