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PLESSEY, a ville in Stannington parish, Northumberland; on the river Blyth and the North eastern railway, 5 miles S S E of Morpeth. It has a station on the railway; and it figures in many ancient deeds and records. P. Hall was formerly the seat of the Plesseyfamily, but is now a farm-house; and P. Mill was connected with St. Bartholomew's monastery in Newcastle.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a ville" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Stannington Parish Northumberland Ancient County |
| Place: | Plessey |
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