Espershields, Northumberland
Historical Description
Espershields, a township in Bywell Sfc Peter parish, Northumberland, on the river Derwent, contiguous to Durham, 8 miles S by E of Corbridge, and 2 from Riding Mill station on the N.E.R. Post town. Riding Mill (R.S.O.) Acreage, 3735; population, 127. There is a Roman Catholic chapel.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | County Durham | |
Civil parish | Bywell St Peter | |
Poor Law union | Hexham | |
Ward | Tindale |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Espershields from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Espershields)
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Northumberland is available to browse.
Newspapers and Periodicals
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