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Walker, town with ry. sta., Longbenton par., Northumberland, on river Tyne, 3 miles E. of Newcastle, 1200 ac., pop. 9527; P.O., T.O. Walker is a local government dist., and has ironfounding, iron-shipbuilding, mfrs. of chemicals, and trade in coal.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Longbenton Parish Northumberland Ancient County |
| Place: | Walker |
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