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ELSTOB, a township in Great Stainton parish, Durham; on the Clarence railway, 8 miles WNW of Stockton-upon-Tees. Acres, 733. Real property, £449. Pop., 30. Houses, 6. The name is thought to be a corrup-tion of "Ella's stob, " derived from the fact that Ella the Dane, after landing, first pitched his tent here.
(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: | Elstob Parish Great Stainton Parish County Durham Ancient County |
| Place: | Elstob |
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