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Moorsley, township, Houghton-le-Spring par., in co. and 4½ miles NE. of Durham, 603 ac., pop. 1078; P.O., called Low Moorsley; in the neighbourhood are collieries and quarries.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Houghton le Spring Parish Moorsley Parish County Durham Ancient County |
| Place names: | LOW MOORSLEY | MOORSLEY |
| Place: | Moorsley |
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