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Otterburn, township and vil., Elsdon par., Northumberland - township, 8563 ac., pop. 333; vil., on river Rede, 4½ miles N. of Woodburn sta. and 8 miles NE. of Bellingham; P.O., T.O.; near the vil. is Otterburn Dene, seat; about 1 mile W. of the vil. stands an obelisk, 25 ft. high, which is said to mark the spot where the Earl of Douglas fell at the battle of Otterburn (1388).
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "township and village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Elsdon AP/CP Otterburn CP/Tn Northumberland AncC |
| Place: | Otterburn |
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