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Hylton (or Hilton), township and vil. with ry. sta., Monk Wearmouth par., N. Durham, on river Wear. 3 miles W. of Sunderland, 2593 ac., pop. 1533; P.O., T.O.; has shipbuilding, and iron and chennical works; in vicinity of vil. is Hylton Castle (13th century); 1 mile distant is the vil. of North Hylton; P.O.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "township and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | County Durham Ancient County |
| Place names: | HILTON | HYLTON | HYLTON OR HILTON |
| Place: | Hylton |
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