Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for CROSSGATE

CROSSGATE, a township in St. Oswald parish, Durham; partly in Durham city. It contains Durham work-house; and forms, with Framwellgate township, the parochial chapelry of St. Margaret. Acres, 454. Pop., 2, 591. Houses, 351.


(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: St Oswald AP/CP/Ch       County Durham AncC
Place: Crossgate

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