Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BURDON

BURDON, a township in Bishop-Wearmouth parish, Durham; near the Durham and Sunderland railway, 4 miles S by W of Sunderland. Acres, 1,000. Real property, £1,448. Pop., 95. Houses, 18.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: County Durham Ancient County
Place: Burdon

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