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NAFFERTON, a township in Ovingham parish, Northumberland; near the Roman wall, 7½ miles E by N of Hexham. Acres, 773. Pop., 53. Houses, 10. Nafferton Castle was built out of materials of the Romanwall, by Sir Philip D' Ulecote, in the time of King John; and consists of a keep, 20 feet square, and 2 outer baileys. There is a colliery. The township is a meet for the Tindale hounds.
(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: | Nafferton Parish Ovingham Parish Northumberland Ancient County |
| Place: | Nafferton |
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