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MAIDEN-PAPS, two round-topped limestone rocks in Tunstall township, Bishop-Wearmouth parish, Durham; 2½ miles SSW of Sunderland. They serve as landmarks to mariners entering Sunderland harbour.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "two round-topped limestone rocks" (ADL Feature Type: "natural rock formations") |
| Administrative units: | Bishopwearmouth Parish Tunstall Parish County Durham Ancient County |
| Place: | Maiden Paps |
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