Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WALL

WALL, a township, with a village, in St., John-Lee parish, Northumberland; on the Border Counties railway, near the Roman wall, 3 miles N by W of Hexham. It has a post-office under Hexham, and a r. station. Acres, 1,623. Pop., 484. Houses, 96.


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

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Feature Description: "a township, with a village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Northumberland Ancient County
Place: Wall

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