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COCKLAW, a township in St. John-Lee parish, Northumberland; near the Roman wall and the North Tyne river, 4½ miles N of Hexham. Acres, 3, 666. Pop., 200. Houses, 38. Cocklaw tower here, now a ruin, w as the seat of the Erringtons.
(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: | Cocklaw |
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