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PARK-QUARTER, a township in Stanhope parish, Durham; on the river Wear, 3 miles W of Stanhope. Acres, 12, 190. Real property, £4, 397; of which £12are in quarries. Pop. in 1851, 991; in 1861, 1,091. Houses, 213. Much of the surface is moor and mountain. Park Pike is a pillar bearing the initials L. M., and commonly called Long Man's Grave.
(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: | Stanhope Parish County Durham Ancient County |
| Place: | Park Quarter |
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