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.
NUNWICK-TOWNHEAD, a hamlet in Simonburn parish, Northumberland; on the North Tyne river, 7½ miles N W of Hexham. Pop., 36. Nunwick House is the seat of J. H. Allgood, Esq.; was built in 1746 by Sir Lancelot Allgood; and stands in a finely-wooded park. Remains of a Druidical circle are near it.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Simonburn CP/AP Northumberland AncC |
| Place: | Nunwick |
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