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FAWDON, a township in Gosforth parish, Northumberland; 3 miles NNW of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Acres, 522. Pop. in 1851, 254; in 1861, 486. Houses, 113. The increase of pop. arose from the extension of collieries. A fossil tree was found here at the forming of a coal-shaft.
(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: | Fawdon Parish Gosforth Parish Northumberland Ancient County |
| Place: | Fawdon |
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