A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
DAWDON, a township in Dalton-le-Dale parish, Durham; on the coast, with a new harbour, 6½ miles S by E of Sunderland. Acres, 987; of which 157 are-water. Real property, £47, 988; of which £24, 747 are in mines, £10, 178 in railways, £150 in iron-works, and £378 in gas-works. Pop. in 1851, 3, 538; in 1861, 6, 137. Houses, 833. A large traffic is carried on in coals. The increase of population arose from the extension of trade consequent on the opening of the new harbour. Dawdon township is conterminate with Seaham Harbour chapelry, and represents Seaham Harbour town.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Dalton le Dale AP/CP Dawdon CP/Tn County Durham AncC |
| Place: | Seaham |
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