Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Whorlton

Whorlton.-- township and vil., Gainford par., Durham - township, 1972 ac., pop. 241; vil., 3½ miles SE. of Barnard Castle; P.O.; has a limestone quarry.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "township and village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Gainford Parish       Whorlton Parish       County Durham Ancient County
Place: Whorlton

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