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.
ROCK, a township-chapelry in Embleton parish, Northumberland; 1 mile S W by S of Christon-Bank r.station, and 4¾ N N E of Alnwick. It has a post-office under Alnwick. Acres, 1, 973. Pop., 230. Houses, 41. R. House is the seat of the Rev. R. W. Bosanquet; and includes an ancient ivy-clad tower, which belonged formerly to the Lawsons and the Salkelds. There is somefine scenery. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Durham. Value, £86. Patron, the Vicar of Embleton. The church is mainly Norman, with modern apse and belfry.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township-chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Embleton AP/CP Rock CP/Ch Northumberland AncC |
| Place: | Rock |
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