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| Bellingham | Bellingham | Revd. R. P. Powel | About 5 chains N. | A small Market Town standing on an | ||
| Bellingham | W.H. Charlton Esqr | of River North Tyne | emin |
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| Bellingham | Francis Charlton Esqr | North Tyne, the Town is well buil |
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| stone, the old thatched houses are fast disappearing | ||||||
| it consists of numerous shops three inns | ||||||
| a Beer House Post office, Union Work House | ||||||
| Police station, mechanics shops and a | ||||||
| number of private dwellings. The Town form[erly] | ||||||
| belonged to the ancient family of De Bellingham | ||||||
| who had a castle here it is now the property | ||||||
| of several free holders, the Duke of Northumberland | ||||||
| is lord of the manor, No Roman remains have | ||||||
| been discovered here nor is there any site of | ||||||
| Bridge or track of Roman Road leading [to] | ||||||
| it from any direction hence it is obvious | ||||||
| that Bellingham never was a Roman | ||||||
| station. A circulating library is kept here | ||||||
| in a private house, also a County court for | ||||||
| the recovery of debts under £50 is here held | ||||||
| monthly also four cattle fairs and two | ||||||
| for the hiring of servants are annually | ||||||
| held here | ||||||
| E. Gillespie |
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Transcribed by KF
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