Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BROOM

BROOM, a township in St. Oswald parish, Durham city; 2 miles W of Durham. Acres, 1,029. Real property, £1,534. Pop., 136. Houses, 26.


(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: Broom CP/Tn       St Oswald AP/CP/Ch       County Durham AncC
Place: Broom

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