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MARWOOD, a township in Gainford parish, Durham; on the river Tees, at the boundary with Yorkshire, 3 ½ miles NNW of Barnard-Castle. Acres, 3,671. Real property, £2,931; of which £20 are in quarries, and £20 in gas-works. Pop., 241. Houses, 37. Vestiges of an ancient town of Marwood, once a place of considerable importance, are on an eminence adjoining BarnardCastle. Remains exist of an old chapel.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Gainford Parish Marwood Parish County Durham Ancient County |
| Place: | Marwood |
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