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HOUGHTON-LE-SIDE, a township in Gainford parish, Durham; on Whinstone dyke, 6 miles NW of Darlington. Acres, 1, 060. Real property, £1, 223; of which £64 are in quarries. Pop., 133. Houses, 28. The township is a meet for the Raby hounds; and it has a national school.
(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 County Durham Ancient County |
| Place: | Houghton le Side |
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