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Crook.-- eccl. dist. and vil. with ry. sta., Brancepeth par., S. Durham -- dist., pop. 11,288; vil., 5½ miles NW. of Bishop Auckland and 262 miles NW. of London; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; has coal mines.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "ecclesiastical district and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Brancepeth Parish County Durham Ancient County |
| Place: | Crook |
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