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.
ESH, or Ash, a village and a township-chapelry in Lanchester parish, Durham. The village stands 4 miles NNW of Brancepeth r. station, and 5 WNW of Durham; and has a post office under Durham. The chapelry comprises 3, 016 acres. Real property, £2, 915. Pop., 942. Houses, 118. The property is divided among a few. A Roman Catholic college, on a large scale, with about 300 students, is at Ushaw. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Durham. Value, £190.* Patron, the Bishop of Manchester. The church is good; and there is a Roman Catholic chapel. See Ushaw.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a township-chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Esh Ch/CP Lanchester AP/CP County Durham AncC |
| Place names: | ASH | ESH | ESH OR ASH |
| Place: | Esh |
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