Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for CRAWLEY

CRAWLEY, a township in Eglingham parish, Northumberland; on the river Breamish, 8 miles WNW of Alnwick. Acres, 314. Pop., 26. Houses, 5. Crawley Tower is an ancient structure, partly Roman; and commands a fine view of the vale of Whittingham and the course of the Breamish. Several British and Saxon entrenchments are in the vicinity.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Crawley CP/Tn       Eglingham AP/CP       Northumberland AncC
Place: Crawley

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