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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.
QUARRINGTON, a village and a township in Kelloe parish, Durhamshire. The village stands 5 miles S E of Durham; was once a town of considerable importance; and was the headquarters of the Earl of Leven's armyduring six days in 1744, and of part of the Duke of Cumberland's army during some weeks in 1747. The township comprises 1, 589 acres. Real property, £4, 242; of which £2, 200 are in mines. Pop., 1,056. Houses, 219. Q. hill has traces of an ancient fortification.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a township" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Kelloe AP/CP Quarrington CP/Tn County Durham AncC |
| Place: | Quarrington |
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