Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Witton le Wear

Witton le Wear, par., township, and vil. with ry. sta., Durham, on river Wear - par. (containing North Bedburn), 6037 ac., pop. 4895; township, 3179 ac., pop. 2469; vil., 6 miles SE. of Wolsingham; P.O., T.O.; in vicinity are Witton Castle and Witton Hall, seats.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish, township, and village with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Witton le Wear Parish       County Durham Ancient County
Place: Witton le Wear

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