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THORNLEY, a chapelry in Wolsingham parish, Durham; 1½ mile S of Towlaw r. station. Post town, Towlaw, under Darlington. Real property, £2,477; of which £1,000 are in mines. Pop., 3,264. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Durham. Value, £400.* Patron, the Rector of Wolsingham. See Towlaw.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Wolsingham Parish County Durham Ancient County |
| Place: | Thornley |
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