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NEWMINSTER ABBEY, a township in Morpeth parish, Northumberland; on the river Wansbeck, ½ a mile W of Morpeth. Acres, 717. Pop., 140. Houses, 26. A splendid Cistertian monastery stood here. See Morpeth.
(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: | Morpeth Parish Newminster Abbey Parish Northumberland Ancient County |
| Place: | Newminster |
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