A vision of Britain through time
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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.
BRANXTON, a parish in Glendale district, Northumberland; on the skirts of the Teviots and the river Till, 3 miles ESE of Cornhill r. station, and 9 NW by N of Wooler. Post Town, Etal, under Coldstream. Acres, 1,487. Real property, £2,392. Pop., 255. Houses, 44. The property is divided between two. Here is the field of the battle of Flodden, fatal to James IV. of Scotland, fought in 1513. See Flodden. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Durham. Value, £234.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Durham. The church is good. Stockdale, the poet, was a native.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Branxton CP/AP Glendale RegD/PLU Northumberland AncC |
| Place: | Branxton |
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