A vision of Britain through time
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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.
GUYSON, or GUYZANCE, a township in Shilbottle pariSh, Northumberland; on the river Coquet, 7 miles S of Alnwick. It includes the hamlet of Brainshough. Acres, 1, 332. Pop., 217. Houses, 41. A priory was founded here, in the 12th century, by Richard Tyson, and was afterwards annexed, by Eustace Fitz John, to the abbey of Alnwick. Remains of the nave and chancel of the church still exist, and are transition Norman. The burying ground is still occasionally used.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Guyzance CP/Tn Shilbottle AP/CP Northumberland AncC |
| Place names: | GUYSON | GUYSON OR GUYZANCE | GUYZANCE |
| Place: | Guyzance |
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