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Sheet 95 Plan 5 Parish of Corbridge

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CORBRIDGE Corbridge Mr Thomas Blanford 7 chains N.W. This is a large populous and well built
Corbridge Mr William Johnson of Spout Well village TOWN pleasantly situated on the
Corbridge Mr Adam Charlton North banks of the Tyne, It is esteemed
Corbridge List of Co Voters a peculiarly healthy place and is
Corbridge Whellan’s Directory much frequented by persons out of
Corbridge White’s Directory health, it contains six Inns
Corbridge Hutchinson’s History and public houses, The Market
place, is a spacious area near
the centre stands a new hand-
-some cross erected in 1814
by the late Duke of Northumberland
Corbridge has a most pleasant
appearance when viewed
from a distance, which is
in a great degree owing to
the great number of market
gardens it contains, also
every house having a plot of
land for that purpose,
nearly one half of the houses
appears to have been rebuilt
and adds much to the appeaance
of the village Town. This village Town
is well supplied with
good water
"Corbridge, formerly a parliamentary borough and
market town" Whites Directory Vol: 1 P 414
Thomas Grehan Civil Assistant

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