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SHOTLEY, a village, two townships, and a parish, in Hexham district, Northumberland. The village stands 6 miles SSE of Riding-Mill r. station, and 9 SE of Hexham; and is in S. Low-Quarter township. That township comprises 6,676 acres. Pop., 637. Houses, 124. The other township is S. High-Quarter, or Blanchland; is noticed in the article Blanchland; and has a post-office,‡ of the name of Blanchland, formerly under Carlisle, now under Riding-Mill, Northumberland. The parish contains also the township of Newbiggin, and comprises 12,460 acres. Real property, £2,516; of which £25 are in mines. Pop., 1,180. Houses, 229. The manor belongs to H.Silvertop and T. Wilson, Esqs. Much of the land is moor and mountain. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Durham. Value, £139* Patrons, the Trustees of Bishop Lord Crewe. The church was built in 1834. The p. curacy of Blanchland is a separate benefice. There are a Baptist chapel, built in 1856, and an endowed school with £14 a year.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village, two townships, and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Shotley CP/Ch Hexham RegD/PLU Northumberland AncC |
| Place: | Shotley |
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