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WALLTOWN, a township in Haltwhistle parish, Northumberland; on the Roman wall, 2 miles NNW of Haltwhistle. It contains the Roman station Æsiea, now called Great Chesters, contains also the residence of Bishop Ridley's brother, now a farmhouse. Acres, 2,956. Pop., 68. Houses, 14.
(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: | Haltwhistle Parish Northumberland Ancient County |
| Place: | Wall Town |
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