Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Spennymoor

Spennymoor, town with ry. sta., Whitworth par., Durham, 3 miles W. of Ferryhill Junction and 4 NE. of Bishop Auckland, pop. 5917; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; collieries and iron foundries employ many of the inhabitants.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "town with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Whitworth CP/AP       County Durham AncC
Place: Spennymoor

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