A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
MOORSLEY, a township in Honghton-le-Spring parish, Durhamshire; on the Great North of England railway, 4¾ miles NE of Durham. Acres, 588. Real property, £1,408; of which £144 are on the railway. Pop., 973. Houses, 185. Some of the inhabitants are employed in neighbouring collieries and quarries.
(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: | County Durham AncC |
| Place: | Moorsley |
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