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1339:Muggleswick
1204:Healeyfield
1104:Edmondbyers
1089:Dene Valley
1069:Cotherstone
1039:Castle Eden
871:The former
852:Summerhouse
792:Heighington
369:Anglo-Saxon
314: /
1846:Categories
1823:River Tees
1750:Longnewton
1715:Billingham
1627:Hartlepool
1564:Wolsingham
1464:Startforth
1434:Shincliffe
1394:Romaldkirk
1379:Pittington
1284:Lartington
1269:Lanchester
1209:Hedleyhope
1179:Hamsterley
1174:Greencroft
1109:Edmondsley
1014:Brancepeth
969:Barningham
944:Spennymoor
934:Sedgefield
762:Brafferton
736:Darlington
723:including
530:References
411:churchyard
407:churchyard
349:Darlington
337:River Tees
299:54°32′42″N
241:North East
189:Darlington
150:North East
81:Population
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1499:Waldridge
1479:Toft Hill
1454:Staindrop
1419:Shadforth
1399:Sacriston
1354:Newbiggin
1319:Middridge
1309:Mickleton
1114:Eggleston
1059:Cornforth
1054:Cockfield
999:Bournmoor
909:Ferryhill
757:Bishopton
302:1°44′30″W
236:Ambulance
184:Post town
1721:Parishes
1668:Greatham
1648:Brierton
1644:Parishes
1638:Headland
1574:Woodland
1534:Whorlton
1524:Westwick
1474:Thornley
1459:Stanhope
1409:Scargill
1369:Ovington
1294:Lunedale
1254:Ingleton
1194:Hawthorn
1164:Gilmonby
1159:Gainford
1144:Fishburn
1134:Etherley
1049:Cleatlam
1029:Burnhope
1024:Brignall
974:Bearpark
964:Barforth
960:Parishes
924:Peterlee
857:Walworth
847:Sadberge
812:Killerby
807:Hurworth
752:Barmpton
743:Parishes
659:Archived
607:Archived
589:Archived
329:Gainford
97:NZ168166
63:Gainford
27:Gainford
1780:Wynyard
1755:Newsham
1730:Carlton
1725:Aislaby
1683:Wynyard
1653:Claxton
1595:Consett
1549:Winston
1544:Wingate
1484:Trimdon
1439:Shotton
1349:Nesbitt
1304:Marwood
1279:Langton
1219:Holwick
1199:Headlam
1189:Haswell
1064:Cornsay
994:Boldron
979:Belmont
954:Tow Law
949:Stanley
939:Shildon
904:Chilton
862:Whessoe
837:Neasham
381:Vikings
363:History
353:Winston
351:, near
283:England
166:England
160:Country
1825:, see
1663:Elwick
1494:Urpeth
1404:Satley
1389:Rokeby
1374:Pelton
1364:Ouston
1344:Murton
1329:Mordon
1259:Kelloe
1229:Horden
1214:Hilton
1074:Coxhoe
929:Seaham
772:Denton
549:6 July
373:estate
217:Durham
212:Police
142:Region
1740:Elton
1711:Towns
1634:Towns
1124:Eldon
1004:Bowes
989:Bolam
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355:, at
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1224:Hope
551:2015
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