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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Castleside like this:
CASTLESIDE, a chapelry in Lanchester parish, Durham; 3 miles SSW of Shotley-Bridge. It was constituted in 1864; and it has a post office under Gateshead. Pop., 1,176. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Durham. Value, £300.
Castleside is now part of COUNTY DURHAM Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how COUNTY DURHAM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Castleside itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Castleside in County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25828
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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