Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Greatham

Greatham.-- par. and township with ry. sta., S. Durham, 4½ miles SW. of West Hartlepool sta.-- par., 3055 ac., pop. 788; township, 2174 ac., pop. 737; P.O., T.O.; has hospital (1272, rebuilt 1803-9), with lands covering 685 ac.


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

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Feature Description: "parish and township with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Greatham CP/AP       County Durham AncC
Place: Greatham

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