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HAGGERSTON, a township in Ancroft parish, Northumberland; 6½ miles SE of Berwick-on-Tweed. Pop., 197. Haggerston House here belonged formerly to the Haggerstones; belongs now to Capt. Leyland; and includes an old fortified tower, in which Edward II. received the homage of the Earl of Lancaster.
(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: | Ancroft Parish Northumberland Ancient County |
| Place: | Haggerston |
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