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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Burnhope like this:
BURNHOPE (The), a head stream of the river Wear, on the western border of Durham; joining the main stream 14 miles W of Wolsingham.
Burnhope 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 Burnhope itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Burnhope in County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/29971
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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