Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Hurworth

Hurworth, par. and township (ry. sta. Hurworth Burn), S. Durham, 8½ m. N. of Stockton - par., 4073 ac., pop. 1940; township, 2439 ac., pop. 1519; P.O.; birth-place of Wm. Emerson (1701-1782), the mathematician.


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

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Feature Description: "parish and township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Hurworth Parish       County Durham Ancient County
Place: Hurworth

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