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Penshaw (or Painshaw), township and eccl. dist. with ry. sta., Hough ton le Spring par., Durham - township, 1085 ac., pop. 2605; dist., pop. 2892; P.O. at New Penshaw; the sta. is 8 miles NE. of Durham.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "township and ecclesiastical district" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Penshaw CP/Ch County Durham AncC |
Place names: | PAINSHAW | PENSHAW | PENSHAW OR PAINSHAW |
Place: | Penshaw |
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