Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Silksworth

Silksworth, eccl. dist., township, and vil., Bishop Wearmouth par., Durham - dist., pop. 4691; township, 1994 ac., pop. 401; vil., 3½ miles S. of Sunderland; P.O., and P.O. at Silksworth Colliery, and P.O., T.O., at Silksworth Row; in vicinity is Silksworth Hall, seat.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "ecclesiastical district"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Silksworth Parish       County Durham Ancient County
Place: Silksworth

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