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HOLYWELL, or HALLIWELL, a township in Earsdon parish, Northumberland; 4½ miles NNW of North Shields. Acres, 1, 180. Pop. in 1851, 1, 134; in 1861, 1, 261. Houses, 271. It has a post office under Newcastle-on-Tyne. The manor belongs to the Duke of Northumberland. Coal is extensively worked; and there is a mineral spring.
(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: | Northumberland Ancient County |
| Place names: | HALLIWELL | HOLYWELL | HOLYWELL OR HALLIWELL |
| Place: | Holywell |
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