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Stanhope, market town and par. with ry. sta., Durham - par., 61,195 ac. (320 water), pop. 8793; town, on river Wear, 6 miles NW. of Wolsingham, pop. 1840; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Friday. Stanhope is celebrated for its lead mines, which are very extensive; ironstone and limestone are also worked. Stanhope Castle was a seat of the Featherstonehaugh family; the park is 12 miles in circuit.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Stanhope Parish County Durham Ancient County |
| Place: | Stanhope |
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