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FENHAM, a township in Newcastle-St. Andrew parish, Northumberland; 1½ mile NW of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Acres, 420. Pop., 89. Houses, 14. The manor belonged to the Knights-Templars; was transferred to the Knights-Hospitallers; and passed to the Crown and to the Riddells. Fenham Hall is a handsome mansion, amid fine grounds; and commands a charming view to Shields and Tynemouth. A coal mine here caught fire from a candle; smouldered slowly for nearly thirty years; and burst eventually into such flame as, for a time, menaced great destruction.
(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: | Fenham |
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