Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Leadgate

Leadgate.-- town and eccl. dist., Lanchester par., Durham, 2½ miles SE. of Shotley Bridge sta. and 7 miles NW. of Lanchester - dist., pop. 4601; town, pop. 4271; P.O., T.O.; has large iron and coal mines.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "town and ecclesiastical district"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Lanchester AP/CP       County Durham AncC
Place: Leadgate

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