A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
SCOTSWOOD, a village in East Denton township, Newburn parish, Northumberland; on the river Tyne and on the Newcastle and Carlisle railway, near the Roman wall, 3 miles W of Newcastle. It has a station on the railway, a handsome suspension bridge, a post-office, of the name of Scotswood-Bridge, under Blaydon-on-Tyne, and considerable manufactures.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Newburn AP/Tn/CP Northumberland AncC |
| Place names: | SCOTSWOOD | SCOTSWOOD BRIDGE |
| Place: | Scotswood |
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