Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BURNHOPE (The)

BURNHOPE (The), a head stream of the river Wear, on the western border of Durham; joining the main stream 14 miles W of Wolsingham.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a head stream of the river Wear"   (ADL Feature Type: "streams")
Administrative units: County Durham Ancient County
Place names: BURNHOPE     |     BURNHOPE THE     |     THE BURNHOPE
Place: Burnhope

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