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Islandshire, 1855


Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855.

ISLANDSHIRE

ISLANDSHIRE is bounded on the north by the Tweed, on the west by Norhamshire, on the south by Glendale and Bambrough Wards, and on the east by the German Ocean. It comprises the parish of Holy Island, the three parochial chapelries of Ancroft, Kyloe, and Tweedmouth, and the townships of Elwick and Ross, which belong to the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of Belford parish, Northumberland. Its area embraces 36,348 statute acres, and its population in 1801, was 6,171; in 1841, 8,830; and in 1851, 9,643 souls. The soil of this district is a strong fertile clay, mixed with loam, producing excellent and abundant crops. The minerals are lime and coal, which are found in considerable quantities. Islandshire was for many ages a portion of the county of Durham, but by the Acts of the 7 and 8 Vict., it was taken from Durham, and annexed to Northumberland.

Notes: Islandshire was effectively an enclave of County Durham until 1844. Historically, it was under the jurisdiction the Bishop of Durham and part of the County Palatine of Durham. From the 13th century, the "Prince Bishops" of Durham became increasingly powerful, over time, gaining rights within their extensive territories, usually exclusive to the monarch. Islandshire was transferred to the county of Northumberland by the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844.

Northumberland Parishes and Townships - 1855 Kyloe Chapelry, 1855 Tweedmouth Chapelry, 1855 Farne Islands, 1855 Ancroft Chapelry, 1855 Holy Island Parish. 1855
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Ancroft Chapelry, 1855
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Ancroft Chapelry, 1855
- Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855. ANCROFT PAROCHIAL CHAPELRY   ANCROFT is a parochial chapelry, comprising the townships of Ancroft, Cheswick, Haggerston, and Scremerston, …
Holy Island Parish. 1855
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Holy Island Parish. 1855
- Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855. HOLY ISLAND PARISH   HOLY ISLAND is a parish, comprising the townships of Holy Island, Fenham, and Goswick, …
Kyloe Chapelry, 1855
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Kyloe Chapelry, 1855
- Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855. KYLOE PAROCHIAL CHAPELRY   KYLOE parochial chapelry comprises the townships of Beal with Lowlin, Berrington, Buckton, Fenwick, and …
Tweedmouth Chapelry, 1855
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Tweedmouth Chapelry, 1855
- Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855. TWEEDMOUTH PAROCHIAL CHAPELRY    TWEEDMOUTH, a parochial chapelry, situated at the northern extremity of Islandshire, comprises the townships …
Farne Islands, 1855
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Farne Islands, 1855
- Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855. THE FARNE ISLANDS are two groups of islets and rocks, which do not belong to any hundred or …

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