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== Parish History  ==
== Parish History  ==


Whitburn is an ancient parish and the church dates from the early part of the thirteenth century.  
WHITBURN, a'''parish,''' in the union of South Shields, E. division of Chester ward, N. division of the county of Durham, 3½ miles (N.) from'''Sunderland'''; containing, with the township of'''Cleadon,''' and part of'''North Bidick.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A.,[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51398#s5 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''](1848), pp. 543-551.</ref>'''
 
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<br> Whitburn is an ancient parish and the church dates from the early part of the thirteenth century.  


A Chapel of Ease was built at Cleadon within the parish in 1869.  
A Chapel of Ease was built at Cleadon within the parish in 1869.  
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From: 'Whitacre, Nether - Whitechapel', ''[[A Topographical Dictionary of England]]'' (1848), pp. 543-551. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51398 Date accessed: 24 March 2011.<br>  
From: 'Whitacre, Nether - Whitechapel', ''[[A Topographical Dictionary of England]]'' (1848), pp. 543-551. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51398 Date accessed: 24 March 2011.<br>  
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