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Duddo Township, 1848


DUDDO, a township, in the parish of Norham, otherwise Norhamshire, union of Berwick-upon-Tweed, N. division of Northumberland; containing 276 inhabitants. It comprises by computation 1,650 acres, of which 1,420 are arable, and 230 pasture: there are two farms in the township, and a colliery, to which a small portion of land is attached. A chapel of ease was consecrated in 1832. On the summit of a small rocky hill are the remains of Duddo Tower, and near it four rude stones of Druidical origin.

Extract from: A Topographical Dictionary of England comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships..... 7th Edition, by Samuel Lewis, London, 1848.
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- Overview About Duddo Map Street View Duddo is a small village in Northumberland, located about seven miles south-west of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and three and a half miles from the border with …

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