Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for CHESTERS

CHESTERS, a seat on the right bank of the North Tyne river, in Northumberland; adjacent to the Roman wall, 4 miles NNW of Hexham. Very considerable Roman remains are here.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a seat"   (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites")
Administrative units: Northumberland AncC
Place: Chesters

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