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LONGWITTON, a township in Hartburn parish, Northumberland; near the river Wansbeck, 8 miles W by N of Morpeth. Acres, 2,247. Pop., 152. Houses, 23. Longwitton Hall belonged to the Swinburnes, the Trevelyans, and others; and passed to the Fenwicks. Mineral springs are at Thurston.
(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: | Hartburn AP/Tn/CP Longwitton CP/Tn Northumberland AncC |
Place: | Longwitton |
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