A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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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.
RYTON-WOODSIDE, a township in Ryton parish, Durham; adjacent to Ryton township. It includes the village of Greenside, and comprises 2, 802 acres. Real property, £6, 740; of which £1, 940 are in mines. Pop.in 1851, 1, 133; in 1861, 1,051. Houses, 211. A fire-damp explosion occurred at a colliery here in 1826, and caused the death of 37 persons. There is a U. Free Methodist chapel.
(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: | Ryton AP/CP Ryton Woodside CP/Tn County Durham AncC |
| Place: | Ryton |
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