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Plawsworth

PLAWSWORTH, a township, in the parish and union of Chester-le-Street, Middle division of Chester ward, N. division of the county of Durham, 2½ miles (S. by W.) from Chester-le-Street; containing 266 inhabitants. This township, which was anciently the property of a family of its own name, is situated on the great north road, and comprises (chiefly according to survey) 1296 acres, of which a moiety is barley soil; the scenery towards the east is very pleasing. Coal exists, but no mines are in operation.

Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.

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