Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Brandon and Byshottles

Brandon and Byshottles, township and ry. sta. (Brandon), Brancepeth par., in S. of co. and 3 miles SW. of Durham, 6635 ac. (48 water), pop. 10,850; contains Brandon Hill, 875 ft., crowned with tumulus; also, B. Colliery; P.O.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "township and railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Brancepeth CP/AP       Brandon and Byshottles CP/Tn       County Durham AncC
Place: Brandon

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