Lanchester, County Durham

Location Map

Lanchester is a village in County Durham

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Lanchester within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Lanchester in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Lanchester, par., township, and vil. with ry. sta., Durham--par. (containing Leadgate and parts of Consett and Tow Law), 46,082 ac., pop. 45,346; township, 15,235 ac., pop. 4038; vil., on Smallhope burn, 9 miles NW. of Durham; P.O., T.O.; on hill top to W. of vil. are remains of a remarkable Roman station.

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