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RUDCHESTER, or Rouchester, a township in Ovingham parish, Northumberland; on the Roman wall, 8½ miles W N W of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Acres, 644. Pop., 58. Houses, 11. The Roman station Vindobala was here; is still slightly traceable; and has furnished fouraltars, a Hercules, bricks, coins, and other relics. Amediæval stronghold also was here, and became the nucleus of a modern farm-house.
(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: | Ovingham Parish Rudchester Parish Northumberland Ancient County |
| Place names: | ROUCHESTER | RUDCHESTER | RUDCHESTER OR ROUCHESTER |
| Place: | Rudchester |
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