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| Belford | Belford | Revd Jno Dixon Clark | On sheets | A considerable market town, pleasantly | ||
| Belford | Mr. James Robertson | 16.5 | situated in a vale, within about two miles | |||
| Belford | Mr. George McDonald | 16.6 | of the sea, fifteen from Berwick, nine | |||
| 16.9 & | from Wooler, and fifteen from Alnwick. | |||||
| 16.10 | It may be said to consist principally of | |||||
| two streets, and the buildings in general | ||||||
| are neat (many of which have been erected | ||||||
| on leases for three lives), but the chief | ||||||
| ornaments to the town |
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| St. Mary’s Church, and a neat stone cross, | ||||||
| which adorns the Market Place. There is | ||||||
| an excellent Inn, and six other public | ||||||
| houses, and Beershops; a Post Office, Gas | ||||||
| works, Brewery, two dissenting places of | ||||||
| worship, two schools, and several Draper’s | ||||||
| and other shops. The market is held | ||||||
| on Wednesdays, and has become almost | ||||||
| obsolete, its only support being the sale | ||||||
| of Corn, which is sold by sample. | ||||||
| John Callanan 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers |
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