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Lowside Township, Gateshead, 1848


LOWSIDE, or Lowhand, a township, in the parish of Whickham, union of Gateshead, W. division of Chester ward, N. division of the county of Durham, 2 miles (W.S.W.) from Newcastle-upon-Tyne; containing 1,192 inhabitants. The ancient vill and manor of Farnacres, in this township, gave name to a resident family; and in Bishop Hatfield's time was held by Robert Umfraville, who in 1428 obtained licence to found a chantry in a chapel here, to which the hospital of Frereside was annexed in 1439: after the Dissolution, Farnacres was added, by purchase, to the Ravensworth estate. The village of Dunston is also situated in the township.

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.

Whickham Parish, Historical Account, 1848 Farnacres Dunston
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- Overview About Dunston Timeline Map Street View Dunston is an area of Gateshead located on the south bank of the River Tyne. By the river are Dusnton Staiths which date …
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- Demolished in the 1960s

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