Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WHITCHESTER

WHITCHESTER, a township in Heddon-on-the-Wall parish, Northumberland; 10 miles WNW of Newcastle. Acres, 795. Pop., 46. Houses, 8. Roman coins have been found.


(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: Heddon on the Wall Tn/AP/CP       Whitchester CP/Tn       Northumberland AncC
Place: Whitchester

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