Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BARFORTH

BARFORTH, a township in Forcett parish, N. R. Yorkshire; on the river Tees, 6 miles W by S of Darling ton. It had a Roman station; and was formerly called Old Richmond. Acres, 1,750. Real property, £2,403. Pop., 167. Houses, 25.


(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: Barforth CP/Tn       Forcett AP/Ch/CP       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Barforth

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